Things said to the hubster: Shakespeare is THE king of popular entertainment then and now. All his plays are full of violence, romance, and penis jokes.
@mosswa@ncte I use music that follows whatever activity we're doing. So when my seniors are finding differences in different versions of "little red riding hood," I have a Playlist for their work time, including Sam the Sham, "Into the Woods, " and Duran Duran.
@CarolJago I always ask my students what topic the text is covering, then ask what the author was trying to say about that topic. If the answer is too vague, I ask a how question to clarify.
Originally there was no bear in The Winter's Tale.
But one day a bear escaped from the baiting pit across the road.
Found its way into The Globe, managed to get on stage.
Ate the actor playing Antigonus.
Audience loved it, so Shakespeare kept it in.