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[vamp_bat]

So, I've been writing this book. It's a new edition of Twelfth Night, designed to help high school students understand Shakespeare better since a lot of teachers don't know how to teach it. Written in novel format, it is mostly written to help a student "see" a production since a lot of schools don't actually take kids to see plays. One of my

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[singr71887]

That's bizarre that your classmate was so openly negative about it. That really must put you in a difficult position.
Would the HS kids read Shakespeare's Twelfth Night AND your book?
It sounds like a unique and good concept to me.
I do feel that usually High Schools read more "popular" shakespeare books like Romeo and Juliet, Tempest, Midsummer Nights Dream, Hamlet. This I feel is because high schoolers are just being introduced to shakespeare. However, there is a lot of room I think for lots of different kids of books, so I think your book would make a good contribution, for teachers looking to stretch beyond the typical shakespeare books.
You might want someone who is not as familiar with shakespeare to read it, because that is your audience. I'd be interested in seeing a couple pages, if you're willing. but it's up to you.

[vamp_bat]

I'd love to send you the first chapter. The plan (in my opinion) is that the kids would get my books instead of the traditional text. I don't think she understood that. My book has all of Shakespeare's lines, unedited, there's just more to it. And yeah, I was kind of like, "How do I thank her for putting forth the effort to read my book and give me comments without saying that I'm hurt and disappointed by her reaction?" You're right, the primary teacher audience for this is someone who doesn't know how to teach Shakespeare, so I guess she wasn't the best person to send it to. Thanks for the encouragement!