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High School Shakespeare

This anonymous survey is part of a research project interested in Shakespeare pedagogy in secondary and higher education. THE ENTIRE FORM SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN FIVE MINUTES TO COMPLETE. PLEASE SUBMIT THE FORM ONE TIME ONLY. Note: If you teach Shakespeare in more than one grade level, please submit your responses for one grade and then complete the survey again for any other.

State in which you teach

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Public or Private School

Public or Private School

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Public
Private

Size of School

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Grade in which you teach Shakespeare

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Text Taught

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Edition Used

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Amount of Play Taught

Amount of Play Taught

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Entire Play
Excerpts

For the next set of questions, rank the amount of time spent on each activity from 0-4, where 0 = none and 4 = a great deal.

Plot summary

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Freytag�s pyramid (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement)

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Paraphrasing /Translating Shakespeare�s words

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Identification of meter and/or poetic devices

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Analysis of language, imagery, or symbolism

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Identification of literary archetypes (the tragic hero, the wise fool)

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Character analysis

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Comparing aspects of the text to current events or student experiences

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Exploring multiple levels of meaning in the text

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Study of the Globe and/or other Renaissance theaters

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Study of the text in context of 16th/17th culture, politics or history

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Film viewing and analysis

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Discussion of staging

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Student performances

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Discussion of or exercises in cutting or editing Shakespeare�s text

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Shakespeare�s timelessness

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Shakespeare�s genius

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Please indicate other approaches used not listed above

Check any of the following statements that describe your experience

Check any of the following statements that describe your experience

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State standards influence my selection of a Shakespearean text
State standards help me to construct my lesson plans for Shakespeare study
State standards limit what I can do with Shakespeare
State standards do not influence my teaching of Shakespeare

Please elaborate here on the relationship between your Shakespeare pedagogy and your state�s English/Language Arts standards

The information compiled here will never be used for the purpose of assessment or program evaluation. Questions and comments are welcome and may be directed to Professor Jonathan Burton at jburton4@wvu.edu.

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