Should Shakespeare Be Taught In The 9th Grade Curriculum

There are those who associate Shakespeare with elevated social status and feel that Shakespeare is no longer relevant to a broad audience and therefore should not be taught. In addition in a world where composition is diminishing as technology becomes more prominent, they believe that Shakespeare is less important. These ideas are flawed as Shakespeare continues to be relevant intellectually, emotionally and most importantly culturally. Shakespeare should continue to be required reading.

Where will student be today if it wasn’t for Shakespeare? Student wouldn’t be living the life if it wasn’t for Shakespeare? Shakespeare was a great writer making some of the best plays of his time for example Romeo and Juliet. This is why I believe Shakespeare should be in the 9th grade curriculum, because in the 9th grade people should know about Shakespeare, also some student should know about Shakespeare because is good to know what Shakespeare has done for

“For all but a few...reading Shakespeare is a form of torture” (Robshaw 402) and “few people realize how much englished has changed in the last generation” (Robshaw 401). Shakespeare was taught so long ago that the generation we’re in now is much different, so the students now days don't really want to learn it because it's so old. Our English teachers should teach more things that are of our generation than teach us about 400 years ago.

Reading Shakespeare will challenge our skills as English students. Students are not going learn anything from reading things that are super easy to comprehend. The rich language of Shakespeare

Teachers agree that it isn’t meant to be taught. Some people might not understand what it means especially when English isn’t there first language so it would be hard to understand Shakespeare’s language. Therefore it’s hard to understand

For high schoolers, Shakespeare is the stuff of nightmares. Although English, his flowery, indirect language seems foreign. His five hundred year old characters and plots seem completely unrelated to today's world, right?

To begin with, Shakespeare is very hard for most 9th graders to read. Shakespeare uses language that is not modern and students most likely did not learn. As said by Powell, the director of Salisbury Playhouse, “Shakespeare had made them feel stupid rather than empowered.” (Powell). Most 9th graders do not get the language and don’t

Have you ever read a page of a book in another language and then asked why you do not understand it? That is how must high school students feel while reading Shakespearian texts like “Romeo and Juliet”, “Hamlet”, and “Taming the Shrew”. Some people think that Shakespearian text should be taught in school because of the historic, while others like myself think that Shakespeare should not be taught because in today society, people do not speak in old English and students today do not understand the language use.

Shakespeare shouldn’t be taught in high schools, because shakespeare wrote his plays to be performed and not read and analyzed in a classroom. According to Tumiel, “His plays were written to be performed. He convinced in them what an audience needs to know… If we come at his plays from books and classrooms, we are doing it the wrong way.”

Walking into any ninth hour class you see eyes flitting towards the clock on the wall, fingers itching to respond to new text messages, and students fighting to keep their attention on the lesson. However this isn’t so much the case when I walk into my ninth hour english classroom during the Shakespeare unit. I see kids enthusiastically pulling out their plays, some avidly listening for their first cue, and others diving into the characters minds and actions. Schools should keep Shakespeare since he is a staple that our students need to experience at least once in their lifetime.

Whether Shakespeare should continue to be taught or left in the past has been up for debate for years now. While some parties argue that Shakespeare's works should not be taught in schools because they are boring and difficult to read, other parties argue back saying that Shakespeare's work can help expand a student's vocabulary and that the storylines of the plays can be immersing. It has been argued that Shakespeare may also be able to help patients with dementia and depression. One party has even argued that Shakespeare's works are the birth of modern art today. There is also the party that claims Shakespeare’s works are what keep the brain excited because it can never predict what's going to happen next. Another party argues the Shakespeare’s

Students aren't the only ones who need to learn the message behind Shakespeare, adults at times need to as well. The message teaches people about the world, and about how peoples decisions catch up with them at times."Shakespeare Teaches us about love, honor, duty. About parents and children. About ambition and greed. These are the things that all of us face, the things that make us human." (J. Holtham, 2). The message is quite clear in a way. If Shakespeare can teach us about human conditions, then anyone can. "I don’t believe that a long-dead, British guy is the only writer who can teach my students about human condition. I do not believe that not viewing "Romeo and Juliet" or any other modern adaptation of a Shakespeare play will make my students less able to go out into the world and understand language or human behavior." (Dana Dusbiber, 1). There are other authors out in the world who have the same message, why not read a new author, rather than Shakespeare? Shakespeare uses his own words in his own way, to show that what he is trying to tell us about love and greed, are important, and no one else could teach us better. "Shakespeare is more then just a 'long-old dead British guy' and I believe he has as much to teach us about the

Simply stated, students should study Shakespeare's works in school because of the incredible value within them. In addition to exposing students to a multitude of literary techniques, Shakespeare's plays challenge the student with difficult language and style, express a profound knowledge of human behavior and offer insight into the world around us.William Shakespeare is recognized by much of the world as the greatest of all dramatists. The intricate meanings, extensive vocabulary, and powerful imagery contained within his works demonstrate the phenomenal story telling ability of the English playwright. "Shakespeare's use of poetry within his plays to express the deepest levels of human motivation in individual, social and universal

First and foremost, reading Shakespeare’s work leads to a better understanding of the English language. The bard had a vocabulary of over 24,000 words, most of which still exist in modern English. High school students enhance their vocabulary and sentence structure through reading his work. The subconscious use of new words and phrases through reading Shakespeare’s works leads to improved writing and oral skills. The extension of vocabulary is very helpful in post-secondary education; students will have better results with assignments such as presentations, reports, and essays. Not only are Shakespeare’s works useful in becoming familiar with the English language, the themes in his plays are still relevant to society.

Heard of the sayings “Kill with kindness” or “All that glitters is not gold?” All these popular sayings originated from one man, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare is considered the best playwright and author the world has ever seen, his works from over four-hundred years ago still heavily influence the English language. Shakespeare's works are taught in schools worldwide, but some are starting to question whether or not students should be required to read Shakespeare. Shakespeare should be taught to students because of his word choice and his messages that can apply to anyone, even though some may argue that his lessons can only apply to white people since he was white.