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Lesson Plan
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plans: Twelfth Night: What's So Funny?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson plan in which students draw parallels between modern sensibilities of what is humorous and the comedy of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
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Article
Other

Tips and Tricks for the Public Relations Clueless

For Students 9th - 10th
Great practical advice for journalists working in the public relations field. Humor and personal detail make this one a fun read.
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Article
University of California

Uc Berkeley: Cultural Differences? Or, Are We Really That Different?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article asserts that the differences between cultures and peoples are real and can add richness (and humor) to the fabric of life. People everywhere have much in common, such as a need for affiliation and love, participation, and...
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Grandpa for Sale

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Improve students' reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader's Theater Scripts. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures - no memorization required! Have fun...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Preface to Sancho: An Act of Remembrance

For Students 9th - 10th
Paterson Joseph describes how his research into Black British history led him to write his first play, Sancho: An Act of Remembrance. In this one-man show, Paterson Joseph inhabits the life of Ignatius Sancho, the 18th-century composer,...
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Sentiment and Sensibility

For Students 9th - 10th
This article introduces Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his famous play "The School for Scandal".