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Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

1. Shakespeare can be intimidating, but he doesnt have to be. If you can move past the sometimes hard to understand language, Shakespeares comedies are pretty funny. 2. In order to help you understand Shakespeare, we will spend some time in class discussing England during Shakespeares lifetime. We will also look at Shakespeares influence on the English language and have some fun creating insults inspired by Shakespeare. 3. When you look at your homework calendar, it may seem as though you will not have much to read each evening. This is true, but misleading. Lets face it Shakespeares language is not easy to understand. While you may have only 4 pages to read for homework, its entirely possible you may need to read those 4 pages more than once so that you understand what happened. Reading is not about saying the words; its about understanding the words. 4. Every evening you will also need to answer questions from your reading comprehension packet. It is vitally important you complete these questions. They are designed to help you understand what you read and will help guide our classroom discussions. If you have not completed the assignment, you will be unprepared for class. It is completely permissible to read ahead, especially if you know that other obligations will make it difficult for you to complete your homework. 5. At the end of the unit, you will take a test designed to assess your knowledge of Twelfth Night. As long as you have done the reading, answered the questions and participated in classroom discussions, it should not be difficult. In addition, you will have a project. There will be more information on that later, and you will be given a choice as to which project you complete. 6. Parents, this number is just for you! At the end of the unit, I will be showing a movie version of Twelfth Night (1996). It is rated PG. Please send me a note or an email (esposic1@ccs.k12.va.us) if you would prefer your student not see it or if you have any questions regarding the movie.

Twelfth Night Homework Calendar


Sunday
February 19

Monday
February20

Tuesday
February 21

Wednesday
February 22 Act I, Scene I

Thursday
February 23 Act I, Scenes II & III
(in-class, finish for HW)

Friday
February 24 In class: Act I, Scene IV

Saturday
February 25

NO SCHOOL
February 26 February 27 Act I, Scene V lines 1-151 March 4 March 5 Act II, Scene V

NO SCHOOL
February 28 Act I, Scene V lines 152-end March 6 Act III, Scene I

February 29 Act II, Scenes I & II March 7 Act III, Scenes II & III March 14 Act V, Scene I lines 1-202 March 21 Intro Project

March 1 Library Act II, Scene III March 8

March 2 Act II, Scene IV

March 3

March 9

March 10

March 11

March 12 Act IV, Scene I

March 13 Act IV, Scenes II & III March 20 IN CLASS: Twelfth Night Test March 27 IN CLASS: Movie: Twelfth Night

Act III, Scene IV In Class: lines 1-196 Act III, Scene IV lines 197-end March 15 March 16 Library Act V, Scene I lines 203- end March 22 Project March 29 Library

March 17

March 18

March 19 Survivor: Illyria

March 23 Project March 30 Project Due

March 24

March 25

March 26 IN CLASS: Movie: Twelfth Night

March 28 IN CLASS: Movie: Twelfth Night

March 31

Student Signature:

Parent Signature:

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