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"I am Not Well": Unspoken Endings and Unscripted Scenes Lesson Plan"I am Not Well": Unspoken Endings and Unscripted Scenes Lesson Plan
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"I am Not Well": Unspoken Endings and Unscripted Scenes

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High schoolers analyze Act 4, scene 1 from the play, Merchant of Venice. They hypothesize the content of an unscripted moment and response, look for evidence in the text to support their hypothesis, rewrite the scene, and perform it for the class.

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story elements, stories, william shakespeare, the merchant of venice

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merchant of venice, story elements, william shakespeare, english language arts
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Year
2003
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