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· This lesson will target 9th and 10th grade students focusing on Shakespearian plays and literary analysis. · This lesson will address the sunshine state standard benchmarks: __** S **__
 * 1) · ** LA.910.2.1.1 ** The student will analyze and compare historically and culturally significant works of literature, identifying the relationships among the major genres (e.g., poetry, fiction, nonfiction, short story, dramatic literature, essay) and the literary devices unique to each, and analyze how they support and enhance the theme and main ideas of the text.
 * 2) · **LA.910.2.1.8** The student will explain how ideas, values, and themes of a literary work often reflect the historical period in which it was written;
 * 3) · ** LA.910.2.1.7 ** The student will analyze, interpret, and evaluate an author's use of descriptive language (e.g., tone, irony, mood, imagery, pun, alliteration, onomatopoeia, allusion), figurative language (e.g., symbolism, metaphor, personification, hyperbole), common idioms, and mythological and literary allusions, and explain how they impact meaning in a variety of texts;


 * 1)  · The 9th and 10th grade students will conduct research so as to choose a Shakespearean play
 * 2)  · 9TH and 10th grade students will reproduce the play in its entirety as well as be able to discuss and analyze the development of the characters and story.
 * 3)  · 9th and 10th grade students will produce and edit a video of their reproduction of the play using Microsoft Moviemaker.
 * 4)  · 9th and 10th grade students will have the full understanding of the play and construct an alternative ending to it as well as an Inspiration flow chart so as to show their creativity and grasp of the topic.
 * 5)  · 9th and 10th grade students will complete a take home test so as to be evaluated on their ability to grasp the topic.

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 * 1)  · The students will all participate in the reproduction of a Shakespearean play of their choice. By doing this they will immerse themselves within the actual characters of the play and better understand said characters emotions and development.
 * 2)  · Students will use a recording device, the internet, Inspiration, Microsoft Moviemaker, and Microsoft Word to compile information and construct a video so as to fully understand the topic while making it more interesting
 * 3)  · Computers, television, recording device, and Books for the students to read from will be provided by the school; any other material (such as props) will be brought in or purchased at the students’ discretion.


 * 1) · **Day 1:**// Introduce the lesson by giving students a brief history of Shakespeare’s life. Afterwards, inform them that we will be reading a play of their choosing throughout the rest of the week (pick four plays to choose from seeing as there are so many). Allow them to choose by making them perform research on each play. They must use the computer to conduct their search while completing a questionnaire that goes along with the research. At the end of the day the students (now containing a general knowledge of each play) will choose which play they wish to read throughout the week. //
 * 2) · **Day 2:** __ Open the lesson by reading an excerpt from the play chosen by the students on day 1. While you are reading be exciting and over the top. You will then inform them that they will not only be reading, but also acting out the play using props which they can find around the room (of course there won’t be any actual props around so they must use their imagination). Once the props and actors are chosen you will also inform them that they will be recorded on video so as to watch their performance at the end. Begin act 1 and 2 today. __
 * 3) · **Day 3:** // Discus the first two acts with the students. Make sure they understand the material that they are reading. Choose different students and act out the 3rd and 4th acts of the play. You can then watch the first 2 acts on the actual movie (the real movie with real actors who get paid real money). While the class is watching the movie, allow a small group of students to edit the film that was recorded from day 2 and 3 using Microsoft Moviemaker. //
 * 4) · **Day 4:** __ Split into groups to discuss act 3 and 4; each group will make an inspiration document connecting the characters. Have the students analyze the characters and make predictions to what will happen. For the final day of reading choose anyone who has not taken part in the play to read act 5. Once completed allow them to watch the movie if there is any time left. Once again allow a group of students to edit the film recorded. (If there is not any time remaining have the students take the film home to edit there.) __
 * 5)  · **Day 5:** //With the play complete, have the students reflect on the outcome of the play and the character development. H//  //ave them take 10 minutes to rewrite the ending how they would have liked it to end using Microsoft word. After this is done call on a few students to share their ending with the class. A take home test will then be distributed to the students to have turned in to class the following Monday. This will enable the teacher to have a measurable evaluation of how well the lesson went. Finally, have the students watch the finished project of their acting. This should be lots of fun and is a great way to end the lesson plan.//

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 * 1) · Every student will be required to participate throughout the week. Participation will be measured by comments during discussion, acting within the play, working on the video production, and writing an alternative ending. Participation by each student will decide the grade received within this lesson.


 * 1)  · The student’s knowledge and grasp of the lesson will be evaluated through their ability to complete the take home test with 90% accuracy as well as their participation within the discussions. Should 90% of the students complete the take home test with 90% accuracy while having participated throughout the lesson it would be safe to say the lesson was effective. If this goal is not reached some revision would be advised.