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Ms. Sweeney from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Shakespeare On Film

My project needs film adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare.

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I teach 12th grade English in a large, over-crowded school in Los Angeles. We are both a Title 1 school and a PI4 school. In the coming year I will be teaching an elective dealing with the plays of William Shakespeare. Because Shakespeare's plays were originally written to be performed, it is very important to be able to show my students the various interpretations of the plays as they unfold on film. Unfortunately, our library does not stock films and I do not have access to many of the works in the local video store. To that end, I am requesting a small library of dvd's based on the works of Shakespeare that I will be teaching in the new course. Being able to view several different versions of a particular scene enables the student to see that literature can have different interpretations. Not only does the visual impact stregthen their understanding of the plays but enables them to become more proficient at reading the plays when they have heard a professional actor "speak the speech." Seeing the scenes in performance also leads to discussions of how themes, metaphors and allusions are incorporated into each film and how music, staging and lighting, etc. informs the meaning of the piece. Shakespeare is not easy for my students, many of whom speak English as a second language, but when they "get it" they are so empowered and this empowerment makes them better students in general. It gives them the confidence that they can understand and process difficult material. To help them with this process, I am respectfully asking for your help in providing the enrichment that the films will provide.

Ms. Sweeney North Hollywood High School Grades 9-12

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shakespeare Retold • Barnes and Noble $29.74 1 $29.74
Hamlet Kenneth Branagh, Richard Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Julie Christie • Barnes and Noble $18.89 1 $18.89
King Lear Michael Elliott, Laurence Olivier, Anna Calder-Marshall, Diana Rigg • Barnes and Noble $26.99 1 $26.99
Othello Stuart Burge, Laurence Olivier, Frank Finlay, Maggie Smith • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
As You Like It Paul Czinner, Henry Ainley, Felix Aylmer, Stuart Robertson • Barnes and Noble $22.49 1 $22.49
Standard Deviants School: Shakespeare, Program 6 - Hamlet Themes • Barnes and Noble $26.99 1 $26.99
The Merchant of Venice Trevor Nunn, David Bamber, Derbhle Crotty, Peter De Jersey • Barnes and Noble $22.49 1 $22.49
Tempest Paul Mazursky, John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Tempest Sam Taylor, John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, Louis Wolheim • Barnes and Noble $22.49 1 $22.49
Ran Akira Kurosawa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu • Barnes and Noble $35.99 1 $35.99
Throne of Blood Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki • Barnes and Noble $35.99 1 $35.99
Shakespeare: Animated Tales • Barnes and Noble $71.99 1 $71.99
Shakespeare Behind Bars Hank Rogerson, Jilann Spitzmiller • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99

Materials cost

$363.52

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.35

Sales tax

 $26.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$452.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.29

Total project goal

$551.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $551.61

4 Donors

-$501.18

Donations toward project cost

-$426.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.33

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 $32.10

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