Twelfth NightTeacher Director Guide ISBN 978-0-9738655-3-0 Copyright for the Shakespeare Out Loud series The copyright for the 12 plays of the Shakespeare Out Loud series are owned by Shakespeare Out Loud INC. Pdf scripts may be downloaded from our website, printed and distributed to students and actors for free. The scripts may not be sold or marketed in any way, in any country, in any medium (in whole, in part or adapted) without the express written consent of Shakespeare Out Loud INC. For schools or school boards wishing to print and sell scripts to students, educational re-distribution rights may be purchased by contacting
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[email protected] 1 Table of Contents Introduction 2 - 11 Day 1 12 Day 2 1,1 - 1,3 notes 15 Day 3 1,4 - 1,5 notes 21 Day 4 & onwards Act 2 - Act 5 notes 28 - 49 Practice pieces 50 - 75 Tests 76 - 99 Casting sheets 100 - 103 Scene by scene synopses 104 - 108 Daily participation grades 109 Reading, vocabulary and other test scores 110 Rhetorical devices 111 - 113 A Shakespeare timeline summary 114 - 116 Photocopying the contents of this publication is permitted only for the use of students employing the texts of the Shakespeare Out Loud series. © Shakespeare Out Loud INC. 2 SHAKESPEARE OUT LOUD All English teachers want their students to play with Shakespeare's language.