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Contents
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Unit 4
Activities
4.1 Previewing the Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 Shakespeare in School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article: “Shakespeare dumbed down in comic strips for bored pupils,” by Laura Clark
4.3 Shakespeare and His Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Informational Text: “Shakespeare’s Life,” The British Library
4.4 Researching to Deepen Understanding.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Planning to Present Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Understanding Shakespeare’s Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Essay: Excerpt from “Reading Shakespeare’s Language,” by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine (editors)
the Final Act
embedded Assessment 1: researching and Presenting Shakespeare. . . . . . . . . .
4.7 Previewing Embedded Assessment 2 and Preparing for a Performance . .
4.8 Play Ball: Analyzing a Game of Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Story: “The Southpaw,” by Judith Viorst
4.9 Drama Games: Connecting the Mind and Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . introducing the Strategy: drama games
4.10 Lear’s Limericks: Playing with Rhythm and Rhyme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poetry: Limericks from A Book of Nonsense, by Edward Lear
Introducing the Strategy: Oral Interpretation
4.11 Planning and Presenting a Reader’s Theater. . . . . . ...................
Drama: “The Millionaire Miser,” by Aaron Shepard
4.12 A Poetic Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................
Poetry: “Oranges,” by Gary Soto Poetry: “Jabberwocky,” by Lewis Carroll Poetry: “Fireflies,” by Paul Fleischman
introducing the Strategy: Choral reading
4.13 Previewing the Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................
4.14 Guided Reading of The Taming of the Shrew . . . . . . ................... Drama: Excerpts from The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare
*Film: The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, 1967
4.15 One Text, Two Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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*Film: The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, 1967 embeddedAssessment2:PerformingShakespeare .................................................. 321
*Texts are not included in these materials.
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