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Student Based Oral Reading & Presentation Study of Shakespeare's 12th Night

For Teachers 9th
Students develop an appreciation for Shakespeare by researching the Elizabethan period and situations in the Twelfth Night. In this Shakespeare play lesson, students complete a 52 page packet to learn about the period of time and...
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Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 2 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore Act 1, Scene 2 of "Twelfth Night." In this Shakespeare lesson, students discuss the provided reading analysis questions, note the mix of tragedy and comedy within the scene, and respond to journal prompts.
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Twelfth Night Act 3 Sc 1

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read, act, and write about an act from the play Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson, students read a summary of the act and discuss various segments of the play. Students identify literary and vocabulary points and...
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Character Found Poems: Investigating Language in Twelfth Night

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create found poems to represent characters in Twelfth Night. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students discuss how to compose found poems and select characters from the play to write their poems about. 
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Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 1

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read a scene from Twelfth Night and complete close reading activities for the play. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students read Act 1, Scene 1 and then define the characterization of Olivia and Duke Orsino. Students discuss...
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Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 5

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete play analysis activities for Act 1 Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson, students read a summary of the scene and complete close reading discuss activities. Students analyze the...
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Twelfth Night Act 4 Scene 1

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars read and complete play analysis activities for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In this play analysis lesson, students read Act 4 Scene 1 and a summary of the scene. young scholars complete close reading activities in...
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"Blame not this haste of mine": Creating a scene for Twelfth Night

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read a section of Shakespeare's, Twelfth Night and write a scene that would fit between scenes 4.1 and 4.3. They present the scene in small groups.
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A Field of Beans

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Beans, or legumes as they are sometimes called, are the topic for an integrated multi-subject lesson. Youngsters will read, write, observe, and research everything there is to know about beans. They read a bean story, conduct a bean...
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Mardi Gras

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils explain why carnivals and Mardi Gras became a famous celebration. They reproduce some of the traditions and customs related to Mardi Gras. They write a persuasive paper on why or why not we should continue to celebrate Mardi Gras.
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Conspiracy after the Storm: Editing Dual Murder Plots in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students edit scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in documentary fashion and perform their edited scripts. In this play analysis lesson, students read through Act 2 and 3 and discuss how and why to cut lines in a play. Students create...
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The Play's the Thing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the life and works of William Shakespeare. They investigate the art of playwriting and write a play of their own.
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Greece Adopts the Euro

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the European Union and how it adopted a single currency, the Euro. They research a number of websites to explain the Euro and its current value.