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Language: English
Published by The Center for Learning, 2017
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- Title
- Twelfth Night Curriculum Unit
- Author
- Costello, Mary Enda; Jacobs, Stephen L.; Kovacs, Mary Anne; Maloney, Eileen K.
- Publisher
- The Center for Learning
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1560779284
- ISBN 13
- 9781560779285
Bring Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night to life in your classroom with a complete, standards-aligned curriculum unit designed to guide students step-by-step through plot, character, language, and theme. This teacher-friendly resource blends close reading, discussion, and creative learning strategies so students can confidently understand and enjoy one of Shakespeare’s most musical and beloved comedies.
- 14 ready-to-teach lessons that build comprehension from prereading through full-play analysis
- Student handouts throughout to support study of plot, character, imagery, themes, and dramatic structure
- Focus on language & literary devices including puns, paradox, conceits, allusions, asides, stereotypes, and soliloquies
- Engaging performance-based strategies such as read-alouds, role-play, and suggestions for using recordings/film adaptations
- Assessment & extension materials included: writing topics, culminating activities, quiz, objective test, and answer keys
This curriculum unit approaches Twelfth Night as both a literary text and a dramatic performance, helping students move beyond the “hurdle” of Shakespeare’s language through structured activities and guided interpretation. Lessons emphasize student-centered learning, encouraging learners to connect themes of love, deception, identity, and illusion to personal experience and modern culture. The unit is especially well suited for high school students, particularly those who have had prior exposure to Shakespeare and complex relationship-driven plots.
Inside, teachers will find lesson objectives, clear procedures, discussion prompts, and reproducible handouts that make planning simple while elevating student engagement. Students explore the main plot and subplot, examine the play’s setting in Illyria, and analyze key dramatic conventions such as wordplay and soliloquies. Supplementary resources provide meaningful options for assessment and enrichment, including a quiz on Act 1, a full objective test, and an annotated bibliography for further study.
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