Introduction to Shakespeare

Subject: ELA  ·  Grade level: 9th

Decode iambic pentameter, soliloquies, and the structure of a Shakespearean tragedy. Shakespeare invented or popularized over 1,700 words and built the templa

In this lesson

• Who was Shakespeare?
• Cracking the language
• Five-act structure

Key terms

Playwright

A person who writes plays.

Sonnet

A 14-line poem with a strict rhyme pattern.

The Globe

Shakespeare's open-air theater in London.

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