Unit Plan Canvas

            Creating my canvas was a difficult task, because I constantly received “error” messages. I would attempt to drag a widget onto my canvas, and the widget would not appear. I had to restart my canvas twice, losing the work that I had already done. After a few failed attempts, I finally got the hang of it and creating my canvas was a breeze. I began by conducting all my research first: the NJCCCS and additional sources. I then searched for pictures and videos.
            In my unit, I will teach my twelfth grade students William Shakespeare’s The Twelfth Night. We will read, analyze, and understand the significance of the characters, settings, and events. With the help of the biography widget, the students will read about Shakespeare’s life to grasp a better understanding of who Shakespeare was as a writer. After the students are familiar with The Twelfth Night play and movie, I will introduce them to the 2006 movie “She’s the Man,” which is based off of the Twelfth Night. The students will read the “She’s the Man vs. Twelfth Night” widget to clarify on the similarities and differences between the two. The purpose of working with both works is that I want my students to realize that the stories that Shakespeare wrote about are still relevant and present today. Also, the introduction of a modern version of the Shakespeare's play will allow students to realize that reading Shakespeare “is not that scary.”

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