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Alas, Poor Shakespeare: Teaching and Testing at Key Stage 3

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In this article I briefly consider the ideological impetus for retaining Shakespeare as a compulsory component of the National Curriculum for English. I take issue with the current Key Stage 3 testing regime. In particular, I question the educational value of tests which ultimately undermine what is generally agreed to be good classroom practice and which force on teachers a narrow theoretical perspective of Shakespeare, where close textual analysis and Bradleyan notions of character predominate.

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2001The Idea of Culture 2004Give an account of Shakespeare and education, showing why you think they are effective and what you have appreciated about them. Support your comments with precise references

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