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1) Hamlet
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
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A rough-and-tumble farce centered around a lively battle of the sexes, The Taming of the Shrew brims with action and bawdy humor. The unconventional romance between a lusty fortune-hunter and a bitter shrew unfolds to the accompaniment of witty, fast-paced dialogue and physical humor in this excellent introduction to Shakespearean comedy.
The freebooter Petruchio arrives in Padua to hear of Katharina, a beautiful heiress whose waspish rants and caustic...
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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
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Much Ado About Nothing, with its sparkling wordplay, spirited heroine, battle of the sexes, and of course eventual romance, all mixed with a good dose of burlesque, is one of Shakespeare's most performed and studied comedies. Benedick summarizes the plot: "Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably."
10) Macbeth
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with discussion questions, role-playing scenarios, and other study activities.
11) The tempest
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Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers.
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One of William Shakespeare's most farcical comedies, "The Comedy of Errors" is notable for its use of mistaken identity to achieve a slapstick comedic effect. Ripe with the bard's characteristic word play, the comedy concerns the lives of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated shortly after their birth. The play begins by the elderly Syracusian trader Egeon relating the back-story of his family. When Egeon was young, he married...
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More than anything else, Billy Coleman wanted a pair of hunting dogs. Following his grandfather's advice, Billy saved until he had enough money to buy them. Billy patiently trains them to hunt and they become the best in the state. Being best, however, is not always enough as love given and returned form the basis of true caring and courage.
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The man trap (Episode 6, Stardate 1513.1) When the U.S.S. Enterprise's landing party arrives on planet M113 to give a routine medical examination to Robert and Nancy Crater, a nightmare unfolds when several members die, every trace of salt mysteriously removed from their bodies. The naked time (Episode 7, Stardate 1704.2) Sent to pick up a research team, the U.S.S. Enterprise finds the scientists dead. One of the landing party brings the disease back...
18) Encanto
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When a magical hidden town in the Colombian mountains is in danger of losing its magic, Mirabel Madrigal, the only member of her family without a magical gift, sets out to save her family and their home.
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What are little girls made of? (episode 10, stardate 2712.4) The U.S.S. Enterprise is assigned to discover what has become of Dr. Roger Korby (Michael Strong), "The Pasteur of Archaeological Medicine." Dagger of the Wind (episode 11, stardate 2715.1) While delivering supplies to a penal colony, an inmate, Dr. Simon Van Gelder (Morgan Woodward), escapes to the U.S. Enterprise and demands sanctuary ... Van Gelder is the first participant in a Vulcan...
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Episode 27. Errand of mercy (Stardate 3198.4): The Federation's archenemies, the Klingons, are introduced. While Kirk and Spock attempt to persude the council of neutral Organia to join the Federation, the Klingons invade and enslave the planet's sheep-like citizens. Episode 28. The city on the edge of forever (Stardate 3134.0): Accidentally overdosed on cordrazine, a delirious McCoy transports down to the planet below. Kirk and Spock follow and discover...
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