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I taught a lesson on Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" for my 10th grade English class. Follow the link to view my lesson plan.

Evaluation of the Lesson: My teacher said that my lesson plan went very well. He said that students seemed to be involved and interested in the lesson topic and that the activities and assignments were applicable to the lesson and had reasonable expectations of the students. One of his comments on my presentation was that I should speak up a little bit louder because the classroom that shares his back wall is normally very noisy, but other than that he said my speaking rate and tempo were good and that I wasn't figiting very much at all. One of the changes he suggested for my lesson plan was to group the students together by tables instead of handing out numbers at the beginning of the period because it took time for the students to get into their groups and move their stuff to a different desk. He also suggested that I give the students more than 2-5 minutes to give their presentation on their version on Katherina's monologue because they didn't have enough time to explain why they chose the elements that they did. Overall, he said the lesson went very well and he especially liked the ties in of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" with women's rights and how women's roles were viewed during Shakespeare's time.

My Reflection: I really enjoyed teaching this lesson plan. Shakespeare is something that I really enjoy studying so it was fun to be able to pass on some of the information I found interesting to my students. I created a powerpoint so that the students could easily take notes when I was discussing the women's rights issues and the history around the time Shakespeare wrote "The Taming of the Shrew". I think the students were able to get a new appreciation for the struggles Katherina faced in the story and many of them were able to relate to her on a personal level because they have experienced abusive relationships. All of the students did a great job working in groups to come up with a modernized version of Katherina's monologue at the end of the play. They were very creative and willing to share what they had made. Overall, I really enjoyed being able to teach this lesson to my English class and I think that they enjoyed it and learned a new appreciation for Shakespeare.