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King Lear's Storm

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Young scholars read speeches from King Lear. They examine the sppeach for meaning by paraphrasing and defining words. They read aloud with "storm" in their voices. Groups perform their speech and class discusses it in terms of inner vs. outer storms.

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king lear, pathetic fallacy, shakespeare, english language arts
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Grade
10th - 11th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
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Year
2002
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