Shakespeare and August Wilson
Learn how to put August Wilson and William Shakespeare in conversation.
Overview
The works of August Wilson and William Shakespeare have a lot to say to each other. Explore lessons that pair texts in surprising–and surprisingly powerful–ways.
Most Popular Resources
Choral Reading: Hamlet and August Wilson’s King Hedley II
Choral Reading: Hamlet and August Wilson’s King Hedley II
Choral Reading: Fences and King Lear
Choral Reading: Fences and King Lear
Choral Reading: Rena from August Wilson’s Jitney and Lady Macbeth from Macbeth
Choral Reading: Rena from August Wilson’s Jitney and Lady Macbeth from Macbeth
Lesson Plans
Choral Reading: Hamlet and August Wilson’s King Hedley II
Choral Reading: Hamlet and August Wilson’s King Hedley II
Tossing Lines: Fences by August Wilson
Tossing Lines: Fences by August Wilson
Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing
Paired Texts: Ma Rainey from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice of Much Ado About Nothing
Paired Texts: Boy Willie from The Piano Lesson and Othello 1.3
Paired Texts: Boy Willie from The Piano Lesson and Othello 1.3
Professional Development
Pairing Texts Across Time, Place, and Experience
Pairing Texts Across Time, Place, and Experience
Juicy Lesson! Paired Texts: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing 2.1