"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.
A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.
But an actor and a writer must also have a stage.
The theatres in London town were all the current rage.
Since there was no place to rent William built one of his own;
He cherished this new playhouse; The Globe as it was known.
The Globe was open to the sky, so plays were in the day.
The poor folk stood about the stage; a penny they did pay.
They were labelled "groundlings" and could get quite loud and rude;
If they didn't like the play they saw, they'd even throw their food.
Others paid a good deal more for shelter from the rain.
But on opening day for Shakespeare, no one person did complain.
Overview
"Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.
A Child's Portrait of Shakespeare, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.