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English Language Arts for Academic Upgrading

This is a guide for students enrolled in English language arts courses within academic upgrading.

LibriVox Open Access Audio Files of Shakepseare's Plays:

Websites:

Encyclopedia Britannica’s Guide to Shakespeare
A well developed web site about Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, the plays, characters, and the Elizabethan age in general.
Shakespeare Resource Center
Includes Shakespeare's biography, his works, his language, his will, the authorship debate, the globe theatre, Elizabethan England, Shakespearean study, reading list, and theatre companies.
Intro to Shakespeare
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The complete works of Shakespeare with biographical information and some links to other resources.
The Internet Shakespeare Editions
MIT's Global Shakespeares
A video and performance archive, allowing access to clips from Shakespeare play performances from around the world.
Modern Library Shakespeare Pages
The Modern Library's Shakespeare page has links to informative, as well as fun and interactive, learning resources.
Shakespeare - SparkNotes
eNotes: How to Understand Shakespeare's Language
Owlcation: Understanding Shakespeare
How to Read a Shakespeare Play on Your Own

10 Strategies for Understanding Shakespeare

Videos:

Articles:

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Leading resource for scholarly research in key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books and more.