- Volume 27, Issue 3, 2010

Students deepen their skills of observation and writing as they respond to images and research a topic to create a photo essay.

Creating a visual display of their research discoveries helps students rethink the way they organize material and develop their own voices.

Students explore characters and create portfolios of writings and reflections in these multigenre exercises based on Hamlet.

This handout accompanies the “Character Connections: A Multigenre Approach to Studying Shakespeare” by Jessica Singer Early

A survey, an annotation bookmark, and sharing sessions all contribute to a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s text in this excerpt from Reading Shakespeare with Young Adults (NCTE, 2009).