A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - SHAKESPEAREAN COMEDY - UNIT PLANS AND RESOURCES

A unit plan with 5 sessions on prose comprehension of a Shakespearean comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.

After completing this unit students will be able to:
SESSION 1: Spot the setting elements and describe the setting.
SESSION 2: Name the characters and make a character sketch.
SESSION 3: Discover the plot elements and develop the plot.
SESSION 4: Analyse the text to make a critical appreciation.
SESSION 5: Examine the lines from the text with reference to context.

Lesson Preview:

• Vocabulary Overview
• Author, Introduction, and Summary
• Shakespeare’s Time – Historical Context
• Shakespeare’s Language – Writing Techniques

SESSION 1: STORY SETTING AND SETTING DESCRIPTION
Collaborative Tasks:

• Pair-Share: Inferring the setting
• Ask-Write: Identifying setting elements of the given story
• Write-Advance: Describing the setting of the story
  Assessment: Setting Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 4)
  Differentiated Tasks: Creating story setting
  Plenary: Selecting best option to answer setting questions

SESSION 2: STORY CHARACTERS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Collaborative Tasks:

• Pair-Share: Spotting the traits of the characters in the story
• Ask-Write: Identifying one of the main character’s elements in the story
• Write-Advance: Making a character sketch
  Assessment: Characterization Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 9)
  Differentiated Tasks: Creating characters for the story
  Plenary: Selecting best option to answer characterization questions

SESSION 3: STORY PLOT AND PLOT DEVELOPMENT
Collaborative Tasks:

• Pair-Share: Identifying plot elements of the story
• Ask-Write: Identifying plot description elements in the story
• Write-Advance: Developing the plot of the story
  Assessment: Plot Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 14)
  Differentiated Tasks: Making a story plot
  Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer plot questions

SESSION 4: STORY ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL APPRECIATION
Collaborative Tasks:

• Pair-Share: Identifying story elements by answering questions
• Ask-Write: Identifying story elements of the story
• Write-Advance: Making a critical appreciation of the story
  Assessment: Story Analysis Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 17)
  Differentiated Tasks: Writing a story
  Plenary: Selecting the best option to answer story components questions

SESSION 5: REFERENCE TO CONTEXT
Collaborative Tasks:

• Pair-Share: Identifying summary elements
• Ask-Write: Identifying RTC elements for the given lines
• Write-Advance: Explaining the line with reference to context
  Assessment: RTC Rubrics (Scaffold Notes 20)
  Differentiated Tasks: Finding the context of the famous quotes
  Plenary: Answering with reference to context