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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students read portions of "Twelfth Night" and discuss its plot in modern language. They use elements of the play to write their own script and finish it with a quote from Shakespeare. They rehearse and perform their plays. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read passages from Shakespeare and have a Town Hall meeting in which they defend Shakespeare as part of American culture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the historical background of the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare and the Globe Theater. Students complete a mini-quiz about William Shakespeare based on their research information from the Internet. They take a virtual tour of the Globe Theater online. Students act out selected scenes from the play. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze how William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet is connected to the historical context in which it was created. They research the Renaissance period and its people's ideas, customs, and outlooks. Students access the tremendous influence that Shakespeare's play had during his time period and with today's generation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students create original costumes and make-up for a puppet presentation of a scene from Shakespeare in this week long creative project. Performances of the Shakespeare scenes end this lesson geared towards state and national standards in the arts. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the use of the term "phrase." They explore the works of William Shakespeare. Students collect and define a variety of rhyming words and use them to compose their very own phrases. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students look at the works of Shakespeare to describe and explain relationships among some of the different texts. The writing of the learners has the intent of increasing comprehension, interpretation, and critical analysis skills. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students view a short clip from the recent movie, "Ten Things I Hate About You," and then discuss plot details. They work in teams to create original and creative retellings of some of Shakespeare's plays. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss Shakespeare's background and their initial opinions and perceptions of him. In groups, they are assigned a topic to research and to relate one of Shakespeare's plays to the topic. They present a summary of the scenes to the class along with what happened in history during the same time period. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students read Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and read, comprehend, and critique work by way of contrast and comparison to modern interpretation of play. Students write brief essay comparing similarity of events between novel, Julius, and play, Julius Caesar. Full Review »
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