1. I will ask the students to have a quick discussion about the city of Venice; where is it? Moreover, what is it famous for? 2. After they are done, they will briefly share their ideas with me, then I will introduce the city and tell them that our story is taking place there.

Before reading I will pre-teach the blocking vocabulary that the students might not know. I will clearly provide MPF (meaning, pronunciation and form) for each word. 1. Meaning: eliciting the meaning by asking questions and asking CCQs. 2. Pronunciation: IPA and Chorally drilling. 3. Mentioning the type of the word and drawing attention to the form. Language Analysis: 1. ( borne : /ˈbɔɹn/ ) is the past participle of bear1. 2. ( garment : /ˈɡɑɹmənt/ ) COUNTABLE NOUN A garment is a piece of clothing; used especially in contexts where you are talking about the manufacture or sale of clothes.

While reading I will engage the students with a set of questions that will provide gist, reading for specific details and information and inference. Why was Shylock hated by all good men? What does it mean “to lend money at great interest”? What do you think of that? Why did Antonio have to borrow money from Shylock? What does that tell you about his personality? Why Couldn’t Antonio lend Bassanio the money? How did Shylock respond? And how did Antonio respond back? What was Shylock’s condition to lend Antonio the money? What does that tell you about the man?

After reading, the students will be engaged in free practice to guess what will happen later in the story. 1. I will ask the students to discuss what is going to happen later in the story. 2. After they finish, they have to share their ideas and thoughts with me. I will choose the closest guess to be the winner.

The students will conduct a mini research on: Who is William Shakespeare?