Midsummer Night…

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  • May 14, 2009 at 4:18 am
    kelsymomof3
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    Shakespeare….

    So we sat down to look at this book and my daughter who is at a 4th grade reading level, was clueless as to what was being touched on in here. I think she at 8 years old is still a little too young for Shakespeare. Is there something we can do to help her be ready for it maybe NEXT year? Which would be 3rd grade in the fall? Or even 4th grade? It just seems as though the language is still too hard for her. I was never into Shakespeare, so I’m having a hard time getting into it as well. The language and the play form are annoying. What can I do to help her be ready to read this? And I guess myself as well!!!

    May 14, 2009 at 4:31 am
    Inhisgrip
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    Kelsy, did you see the Mary Lamb book that does a story form of the plays? I think this is waht we are going to use. We are actually doing this play this coming up year.

    May 14, 2009 at 12:05 pm
    Misty
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    Is Mary Lamb the author of this book that is easier to read?

    May 14, 2009 at 12:25 pm
    Rachel White
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    The LAmb version is a good, however, even it is recommended for around age 10. There’s an E.Nesbit version, “Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare for Cildren”, that was written for even a younger crowd. I read it to my 8 yr. olds.

    However, first I introduced them slowly over the past year i two ways; you could do this over the summer.

    Start with Jim Weiss’s version of Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Taming of the Shrew, they are dramatized and hey it Weiss, so it’s good!

    http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Children-Jim-Weiss/dp/1882513401/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1242302735&sr=8-8

    Next what I went to was using the Shakespeare for the Ears from Homeschool Radioshows. However, since that new law on lead, they had a massive sell out of their cd collections, so for now they are out, but keep checking out the website for when they can reissue it.

    Also, if you have a Renaissance Festival, that will help you get into the mood for the era and they’ll hear people talking in the old English, and also there are Theatre companies that have performances designed for children, ones tha t onnly about 1 hr. long, in a close-by big city or suburb. I’m sure with a little effort you’ll be able to find one, then call or email and ask about children’s introductions to Shakespeare performances.

    HTH,

    Rachel

    May 14, 2009 at 3:51 pm
    kelsymomof3
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    Thanks!!!

    I’m not sure I’d take my kids to a renaissance fair just yet…LOL It would end up being a LOOOOOOOONG day!

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