A course on Shakespeare's comedies?

[wed1998]

I would appreciate any leads on a course dealing with Shakespeare's comedies.  Many thanks!

[kiana]

Lightning literature does comedies and sonnets. 

[RootAnn]

OnlineG3 has a fall one-semester course that uses Lightning Lit's materials. mentioned above by kiana. It is not graded & likely will be full of younger (than-high-school) kids. I haven't had a kid take it (yet). 

 

It is the only one I've been able to find that focuses on the comedies. Roy Speed does a great job with some of Shakepeare's other works (Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, etc.). I wish he'd do comedies!

[wed1998]

Thank you, that is very helpful! :001_smile:

[wed1998]

OnlineG3 has a fall one-semester course that uses Lightning Lit's materials. mentioned above by kiana. It is not graded & likely will be full of younger (than-high-school) kids. I haven't had a kid take it (yet). 

 

It is the only one I've been able to find that focuses on the comedies. Roy Speed does a great job with some of Shakepeare's other works (Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, etc.). I wish he'd do comedies!

 

Thanks much!  I would like something graded and that would be at a high school level.  Shakespeare is not a favorite around here and comedies would be less likely to add to the dislike. :-)

 

[Lilaclady]

Great courses have one too.

Edit: just saw that you wanted a graded

Course. I have heard great things about Roy Speed nentioned above.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Lilaclady

[wed1998]

Great courses have one too.

Edit: just saw that you wanted a graded

Course. I have heard great things about Roy Speed nentioned above.

 

No problem, thank you for the suggestion.  I will look into it and definitely consider it; grading may be my own. ;-)

 

[Sebastian (a lady)]

Not an outside grade, but we started Shakespeare by doing readings of Much Ado about Nothing with another family.

 

We watched the Branaugh version, read it aloud, then watched the Tennant version. It was loads of fun.

 

In later years we did Macbeth and Twelfth Night. I have a lovely video of both dads and my oldest dancing as the witches in Macbeth complete with falsetto readings.

[RootAnn]

Thanks much!  I would like something graded and that would be at a high school level.  Shakespeare is not a favorite around here and comedies would be less likely to add to the dislike. :-)

 

 

OnlineG3 is geared toward gifted students. Lightning Lit's Shakespeare Sonnets & Comedies materials are listed for 11th & 12th grades. I added the note about younger kids because this particular class is not listed as a "teen focus" which means younger (under 13) kids are allowed to enroll. I assume the class will be conducted at a high school level, but there probably won't be a huge amount of written output. I will be able to give a better review next year at this time since I do plan on having my rising 11th grader take it in the fall. I'm assuming you could always add writing assignments to the classwork if it isn't enough for you. LL's materials have grading suggestions for the class in the Teacher Guide.