The students will discuss the following question in pairs or small groups. a. Have you ever lost a significant amount of money? b. Have you ever had a considerable amount of money? How much? What did you do with it? The students will discuss the following question in pairs or small groups.

Before reading, I will pre-teach the blocking vocabulary that the students might not know. I will 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. consent (kənsent) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [usually with poss] If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it. 2. sorrow (sɒroʊ) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Sorrow is a feeling of deep sadness or regret.

While reading, I will engage the students with activities and tasks that will provide gist, reading for specific details and information, analyzing, and inference. 1. What did the duke mean by “the difference of our Christian spirit”? 2. What was the duke’s initial sentence? 3. Did Antonio accept half of Shylock’s wealth? Why not? 4. Why is Shylock angry at his daughter? 5. What did Bassanio offer Portia at the end?

Let’s act! Choose a part to act it out with a partner. You don’t have to read the exact words; you can rephrase them and say it your way! 1. The students will choose a partner. 2. Then, they will choose a part that they want to act. 3. Act out the part in your way. 4. I will give brief feedback on fluency after they finish.

Does Shylock deserve mercy? Answer by Yes or No and explain why do you think so.