Current Events & Pop Culture
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching The Merchant of Venice Teacher Pass
Teaching The Merchant of Venice Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Current Events & Pop Culture
The Term "Shylock"
In 2014, Vice President Joe Biden used the term Shylock for unscrupulous moneylenders stalking members of the military. Awks. Four hundred years later, the name and the ugly meaning still endure.