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Debating Ophelia’s Death—and Becoming a Better Teacher

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What a great idea for teaching Act IV of Hamlet! I am most interested in audience reception – what the early modern audience knew that would help explain the play. You did that here in this lesson. I plan to try this out!

Sheridan Steelman — March 11, 2016

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I just finished our Renaissance drama unit with my seniors. I applied my 2015 Hamlet Academy skills and we experienced an unprecedented dose of Shakespeare through sonnets, speeches, swordfighting, and three plays. My hug-to-my-teacher heart moment came when a student lingered after class and said, “I can’t believe we’re done with Hamlet. I really liked learning all that stuff.”

PD Webb — March 15, 2016

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Nice job Alex!

Jennifer Restak — March 17, 2016

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