Shakespeare Shorties: Twelfth Night
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Shakespeare, Fiction & Literature
| Author: | Diane Swanson | ISBN: | 9781301860777 |
| Publisher: | Diane Swanson | Publication: | September 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Diane Swanson |
| ISBN: | 9781301860777 |
| Publisher: | Diane Swanson |
| Publication: | September 16, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Shakespeare Shorties are for teachers who are long on ambition but short on time. These short, fifteen-minute scripts are a great way to expose middle grades to William Shakespeare's legendary stories, characters, and language in a format that is quick and easy to grasp.
Shakespeare Shorties can be used for formal performances or as a fun activity to get a class up and moving and students interacting with the text. Introducing Shakespeare with short, hilarious scripts allows important ground work for more in depth studies in years to come.
"Twelfth Night" is an excellent vehicle for teaching anti-bullying themes. Indeed, the Denver areas schools teamed up with their local Shakespeare organization in 2012 bringing "Twelfth Night into the schools and initiating dialogue, lessons, and skills to combat bullying.
Join shipwrecked Viola in "Twelfth Night" as she dresses like her twin brother to find work, only finding love in some very strange places! The usual cast of delightful characters stroll through Viola's adventure as one mistaken identity leads to another, havoc reigns supreme, and love in one form or another seeks new hearts in young and old alike. Ancient Illyria will never be the same and your students will never view Shakespeare as anything but a wonderful treasure happily found after Shakespeare Shorties come to the rescue.
Shakespeare Shorties are for teachers who are long on ambition but short on time. These short, fifteen-minute scripts are a great way to expose middle grades to William Shakespeare's legendary stories, characters, and language in a format that is quick and easy to grasp.
Shakespeare Shorties can be used for formal performances or as a fun activity to get a class up and moving and students interacting with the text. Introducing Shakespeare with short, hilarious scripts allows important ground work for more in depth studies in years to come.
"Twelfth Night" is an excellent vehicle for teaching anti-bullying themes. Indeed, the Denver areas schools teamed up with their local Shakespeare organization in 2012 bringing "Twelfth Night into the schools and initiating dialogue, lessons, and skills to combat bullying.
Join shipwrecked Viola in "Twelfth Night" as she dresses like her twin brother to find work, only finding love in some very strange places! The usual cast of delightful characters stroll through Viola's adventure as one mistaken identity leads to another, havoc reigns supreme, and love in one form or another seeks new hearts in young and old alike. Ancient Illyria will never be the same and your students will never view Shakespeare as anything but a wonderful treasure happily found after Shakespeare Shorties come to the rescue.
