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Twelfth Night: The K-W-H-L Strategy Lesson PlanTwelfth Night: The K-W-H-L Strategy Lesson Plan
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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2007
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Twelfth Night: The K-W-H-L Strategy

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Readers of Twelfth Night use a KWHL chart to record information about what they know about Shakespeare's play, what they want to find out, how they plan on finding this information, and what they have learned or still want to learn about this comedy.

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Concepts

reading comprehension strategies, william shakespeare, twelfth night

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Keep the chart posted during the reading, adding new questions and answers as the class progresses through the play

Classroom Considerations

  • Part of a series of resources designed to accompany a reading of Twelfth Night

Pros

  • The packet includes a rationale for the approach and step-by-step directions

Cons

  • None

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