Shakespeare Unshackled

Language Arts

Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills: 6th-12th

Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:

5th: Phonics and Word Recognition, Fluency

Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th

Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use -5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th

Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity:
Range of Text Types for K-5th Range of Text Types for 6th-12th

History/Social Studies

• National History Standard 7 for K-4th
• National Social Studies Standards 1, 2, 5, 6

Fine Arts

National Music Standard 1 for 5th-8th

National Theater Standards 2 and 6 for 5th-8th, Standard 2 for 9th-12th

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Vocabulary

Stratford-upon-Avon
King James
Richard Bourbage
Spanish Armada
Francis Drake
Christopher Marlowe
Lord Chamberlain's Men
groudliings
Queen Elizabeth
Ben Jonson
The King's Men

General Vocabulary:

bard
bonkers
nuisance
gout
booster shots
plague
troupe
method actor
coined
playwright
rehash
fine print
"Who's your daddy?"*
"hold the phone"*

*We have some fun with a few anachronistic phrases in our musical. In this we follow the model of Shakespeare himself, famous for his many creative "errors."