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Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide ActivityMerry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide Activity
Publisher
Orlando Shakes
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2015
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Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide

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What does the character Falstaff mean when he says "I was beaten myself into all the colors of the rainbow"? Using the Merry Wives of Windsor curriculum guide, scholars unlock meaning by paraphrasing lines from the play. Pupils also write reviews and play Shakespeare Taboo.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

william shakespeare, performance art, comedy, paraphrasing, opinion writing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners research and present about a cultural topic related to the play

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes familiarity with the play
  • Print some activities in advance
  • Addressed to prospective theater patrons, but it is easily adaptable by using a film version

Pros

  • Provides useful resources, including discussion questions, a list of themes, and a bibliography
  • Includes interesting handouts about the play's historical context

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a W.9-10.1.a W.11-12.1.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a L.6.4.a L.6.5.a L.7.4.a L.7.5.a L.8.4.a L.8.5.a L.9-10.4.a L.9-10.5.a L.11-12.4.a L.11-12.5.a

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