Jim Tomedi: TEC 912 Project

Annotated Bibliography Jim Tomedi: TEC 912 Project

“Absolute Shakespeare.” AbsoluteShakespeare.com. 2000-2005.

. A comprehensive guide of background

information about Shakespeare as well as essential information for his plays and

sonnets.

“Authentic Writing: Poetry.” . Lists,

defines, gives examples, and supplies links for the figurative language that is

inherent within Shakespeare’s writings.

“Discover Shakespeare.” Folger Shakespeare Library. . A

primary source for all things Shakespeare, including teaching resources, a gallery,

and a special link for children.

Gamequarium. . A portal to a variety of

online games and activities to enhance knowledge and appreciation of the

figurative language used by Shakespeare and by other poets.

Gray, Terry A. “Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet.” 16 Apr. 2008.

. Gives a comprehensive list to links for web

sites pertaining to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, a combination of both the

scholarly and the whimsical.

Mabillard, Amanda. “Shakespeare Online.” 17 Jan. 2008.

. A cornucopia of Shakespearean exigesis

from basic background details to more obscure minutiae about flowers and birds.

“The Plays of William Shakespeare.” TeachersFirst.com. 2001-2006. Network for Instructional TV, Inc. . Provides

links to all of Shakespeare’s plays, including Romeo and Juliet, with a vast array

of classroom resources such as study questions, a walking tour of Verona, a

perfect mate survey, and a magnetic poetry game.

Poetry Foundation. 2008. . A complete site committed to

the essence of poetry in literature, including Shakespeare, with a “Poetry Tool”

section that provides an exhaustive collection of links to poets, poems, and

audiovisual materials.

RhymeZone. 2007. Datamuse. . A creative resource for

helping students rhyme, with links to Shakespeare’s plays, poetry, and

vocabulary.

“Romeo & Juliet.” . Gives quizzes,

stage and film history, and assorted links to gain a greater understanding of the

“Romeo and Juliet.” ArtsEdge. The Kennedy Center.

. Offers

background for Shakespeare’s England and the play as well as connections and

resources to enhance comprehension.

“Romeo and Juliet Theme Page.” .

Supplies links for both student curricular exploration and for teacher resource

assistance related to the play.

Shakespeare Resource Center. 2 June 2008. . Provides

background information and links for Shakespeare and his life and times. “Shakespearean Sonnets.” Web English Teacher. 26 May 2008.

. Gives lessons, quizzes,

and interactive games for poetry instruction related to the sonnet.

“Shakespeare’s Sonnets.” Oxquarry Books Ltd.

. A resource that provides analysis and

commentary for all of Shakespeare’s sonnets as well as for many other

Elizabethan poets.

“Sonnet Central.” 29 Oct. 2007. . A comprehensive archive

of English sonnets from around the world, with a link to a sonnet board where

writers may post their own poems.

“‘You Kiss by the Book’: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.” EDSITEment. National

Endowment for the Humanities. .

Provides a wealth of activities and resource links to analyze and extend the text.

Wright, Steven M. “Romeo and Juliet: A Quest upon the Web.”

inframe.html>. An interdisciplinary study of the play and the Renaissance era.