In accordance with the current book the AP English students are reading, Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, teacher Molly Sargent, right, assigns her class the task of forming Shakespearean insults based off of a list of words she distributes to her students, March 2.
After dividing the class into two separate teams, Sargent explained that the insults should be convincing and said with enthusiasm and body movement, such as pointing fingers or waving arms.
With her finger pointed in the air and her eyes opened as wide as possible, Sargent targeted junior Trevor York to show her class how an insult should be said; however, she soon apologized to York for her harsh words and explained that it was nothing personal.
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