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That's Moor Like It!

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How do modern adaptations of Shakespearean plays relate to their original source material? Middle and high schoolers focus on Shakespeare's play Othello and its screen adaptation "O" to explore how modern film adaptations of Shakespeare have the potential to both enhance the original literature and detract from its meaning.

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primary source analysis, primary sources, othello, william shakespeare

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othello, shakespeare, film adaptation, analyze source material, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Year
2001
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Common Core

RL.6.7 RL.7.7 RL.8.7 RL.9-10.7 RL.11-12.7 W.6.4 W.7.4 W.8.4 W.9-10.4 W.11-12.4

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