Shakespeare Essay

Should Shakespeare still be in school?

Imagine you have been elected student representative to your school’s curriculum committee. At a meeting, someone proposes dropping Shakespeare from the required curriculum, arguing that he is difficult to read, irrelevant to today’s students, and not representative of the cultural and social population of the school. Before the committee votes, you must present your position on this issue.

Use results of the surveys you have conducted in class to prepare a brief statement:

I feel strongly that we should/should not drop Shakespeare from the curriculum because…

Minimum of 500 words; if typed: times new roman, 12 pt font, double spaced.