And Finally ...
This contains five projects for students to do alone or in small groups after reading The Tempest. It includes a complete list of activities and Websites, along with an indication of grade level readability for each assignment.
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tempest/temptg.html
The New Golden Land: European Images of America from the Discoveries to the Present Time by Hugh Honour. Published in 1975 in New York by Pantheon Books
This history of European reactions to Native Americans contains artistic as well as written interpretations. Students are usually fascinated by it
Shakespeare's England
If your school library doesn't have this two volume set, you ought to consider ordering it. The volumes contain an account of the life and manners of the age of Shakespeare arranged by category - good for quick references on a host of topics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1970.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival Research
This site has a list of plays that have been reseached for the festival, with instant links. The list includes Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and All's Well That Ends Well among others.
http://orat.ilstu.edu/shakespeare/ISFres.html
The Storm by Frederick Buechner
What the book jacket calls a "shadow version" of Shakespeare's work, (think: Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres) this might interest you. At least you can add the title to your personal reading list.
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