This language arts mincourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline for a beginning course on Shakespeare. The guide includes a list of 24 course objectives; an outline of the background material on the Elizabethan Age and on the life and works of Shakespeare; a description of the content and concepts studied in the course, including definitions of major terms, the language used during the Elizabethan Age, and the sonnets and plays; a presentation of student activities intended to complement the literature and language instruction; and suggestions for instructional materials, including records, games, filmstrips, movies, a bibliography, suggested textbooks, and multi-media materials on Shakespeare. (RB)