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Read-Aloud Revival
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Hello Reader, On the last episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast, we talked about why Shakespeare is not a school subject. I hope we were able to convince you! But if we know that Shakespeare isn’t a school subject or an item on a checklist, how do we actually do it? And how do we make Shakespeare not just doable in our homeschools, but delightful? Today, we’ll talk through a simple framework your family can use to experience one of the richest and most rewarding literary treasures in the...
Hello Reader, When most of us hear the name “Shakespeare,” we probably think back to a high school classroom, fluorescent lights buzzing overhead, while we struggled through Romeo and Juliet line by line—“wherefore art thou” and all that. But here’s the truth: Shakespeare was never meant to be dissected like a frog under a microscope. His work, in fact, was never meant to be read AT ALL. He meant for his plays to be experienced. To be performed, seen, heard, and felt. While Shakespeare’s...
Hi Reader, It’s a good week here at Read-Aloud Revival. Shakespeare Summer has landed, and we're about to have a simple and utterly delightful 6 weeks. I've got a hot take when it comes to teaching Shakespeare: I don't think it's something you do for school. Shakespeare himself wrote plays to be performed on stages—for audiences and performers alike to experience the breadth of the human experience in all of its comedic and tragic glory. "Study" Shakespeare for school? No thanks. I'd rather...