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Orlando Shakes

Merry Wives of Windsor: Study Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What does the character Falstaff mean when he says "I was beaten myself into all the colors of the rainbow"? Using the Merry Wives of Windsor curriculum guide, scholars unlock meaning by paraphrasing lines from the play. Pupils also...
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Orlando Shakes

Pericles: Study Guide

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Everyone loves a great riddle, right? Everyone except for the characters in Shakespeare's Pericles, who will be killed unless they answer the king's riddle correctly. With the study guide, scholars use words coined by Shakespeare to play...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Practical Criticism

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
As an introduction to literary criticism, class members recreate I.A. Richards' close reading experiment. Individuals select a poem, paraphrase the story, focus on the imagery used, consider what the imagery adds to the tale, and...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise : Intermediate Level Paraphrase Exercises

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice paraphrasing sentences and summarizing short paragraphs.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Exercise: Basic Level Paraphrase and Summary Writing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Practice paraphrasing sentences and summarizing short paragraphs.
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James Madison University

James Madison University: Reflective Listening Exercise

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This exercise in reflective listening is designed to be done with a partner. Instructions are tailored to classroom use, complete with assessment sheets. There is also quite a bit of background material for those doing the exercise....