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The Ariel Project

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Just wanted to do a quick shout-out for a blog created by teachers to share literary projects and ideas. The title comes from Ariel, the magical spirit who serves the magician Prospero (himself a teacher for his daughter). It has visual projects, video games, and lots of neat pictures!

https://thearielproject.weebly.com/about.html

My aim in The Ariel Project, is to create a website where we can share our images and texts, thus building a writing assignment that is polyvocal so that you can see interpretation at work, with artists, with scholars, and with each other.

 Dr. Claire Dawkins, cretor of The Ariel Project

Gallery of images from The Ariel Project
Gallery of images from The Ariel Project

https://thearielproject.weebly.com/the-ariel-project/prospero-the-island-by-jacob-polatty

One entry I thought was really cool was a video game designed by a teacher to tell the story of the Tempest, which sounds like a fascinating concept, and I’ll certainly try to adapt it myself.

Screenshot of “The Island” game by jJcob Polatty

Hqppy Father’s Day From Shakespearean Student!

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Hello everyone!

Happy Father’s Day! I’ve been teaching a number of classes these past few days so I haven’t had much time to post but in honor of Father’s Day- here’s a bunch of my favorite past Father’s Day posts:

  1. Shakespearean Father’s Day Cards: Find some nice Shakespearean sentiment to show your Shakespearean dad how much you care. 
Special posts for Father's Day!
Shakespearean Greeting Cards from Immortal Longings.com
  • 2. Bios of William Shakespeare and John Shakespeare Both Shakespeare and his father had children, and both worked hard to make a better life for their offspring, so I thought I’d tell you some of their life stories so you can learn more about these great men.
The house on Henley Street, where Shakespeare was born in 1564. Click here to learn more about Shakespeare’s birthplace.
  • 3. My Picks For Top 5 Best and Worst Dads in Shakespeare I’ve gone through the entire cannon from As You Like It to Alls Well That Ends Well, and picked out the dads whom I think deserve recognition either as great or terrible parents. Who will take the coveted #1 Shakespeare Dad prize? Stay tuned to find out!
Coffee mug with a quote from one of Shakespeare’s most well-known dads Polonius in “Hamlet.”

I’ll also be sharing some great memes and reviews on Instagram and my podcast next week.