Globe Education Shorter Shakespeare : Twelfth Night

Exam Board: Non-Specific

Level: KS3

Subject: English

First Teaching: September 2015

First Exam: Summer 2018

Get straight to the heart of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night; students' confidence and understanding develop faster as they explore the plot, themes and Shakespeare's language, which is supported throughout this abridged play text from Globe Education.

This title:

- Reduces the length of the play by a third, while preserving the intricacies of the plot, enabling students to engage with the whole story in the class time available

- Builds understanding of Shakespeare's language by providing a detailed glossary alongside the text for quick and easy reference, plus a range of language-focused activities

- Offers a tried-and-tested approach to introducing Shakespeare, based on Globe Education's shortened 'Playing Shakespeare' productions that have been seen and appreciated by over 150,000 students

- Helps students form their own personal responses to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, stimulated by stunning photographs from Globe productions and questions that reflect on context, characters and themes

- Lays the foundations for GCSE success by including activities that target the skills needed for the assessment objectives

Free teacher support

Shorter Shakespeare: Twelfth Night is supported by free online teaching resources for each scene:

- Teaching notes with guidance on how to approach the scene

- Practical group activities to use in the classroom

- Questions on language, context, themes, character and performance

- Web links to extra resources including photographs from Globe productions, interviews with actors and contextual information

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