Much Ado About Teaching Shakespeare

Whitney P. Eaton; Lisa Tomlinson

Whitney Eaton

The Department of Literatures in English, UWI Mona

Much Ado About Teaching Shakespeare

2024

UWI, Mona

pedagogyshakespearecaribbean advance proficiency examshakespeare studiesdecolonizationpost-colonial

A 2-day workshop for CAPE Literature Teachers across the Caribbean region. Organized and led by Whitney P. Eaton, this workshop focused on the relevance and teaching of Shakespeare's works in Caribbean secondary schools, with a focus on engaging students, promoting critical thinking, strategies for teaching complex themes, enhancing independent reading, improving writing skills, and various in-class approaches and exercises to deepen students' understanding of plays and their cultural significance.