Starting A Midsummer Night's Dream Scheme of Work

B and D Publishing’s Starting A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a short, simple introduction for KS3.

Twenty-seven simple worksheets deal with the main elements of the story. There are extracts from key scenes in Shakespeare’s English for pupils to read and act out in small groups and notes for the director to help students understand the situation and the feelings and motivations of the characters. The pack can also be used by pupils for revision and home learning.

This scheme of work is 49 pages and free sample pages are available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/starting-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-ks3-scheme-of-work-sample-pages-12043650

The pack would also make a useful, quick revision resource at KS4. But for an in-depth analysis see our KS4 scheme of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks4-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-scheme-of-work-11860624

Also available in the Starting Shakespeare series: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night; The Merchant of Venice; The Tempest; Henry V; Julius Caesar; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III.

We also offer an alternative key stage 3 scheme of work, Introducing A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written in three sections: a shortened, simplified version of the play in Modern English; a matching shortened version in Shakespeare’s English; and worksheets on the play: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-scheme-of-work-11895881

Our KS4 Shakespeare packs contain scene by scene notes on all aspects of the play, story summaries and differentiated worksheets. Areas typically covered include: character, themes, imagery, language, cloze passages, revision questions, written and oral assignments and quiz pages. The workbooks can also be used by pupils for home learning and GCSE exam revision. We also offer packs covering: Othello; The Merchant of Venice; Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Twelfth Night; The Tempest; Henry V.

See also Introducing Shakespeare for KS3. This useful resource introduces pupils to Shakespeare’s theatre and Elizabethan England. The pack includes a simple model of the Globe theatre for pupils to make: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-introducing-shakespeare-scheme-of-work-11889714

Also available is our ‘In Focus’ series of classroom display materials and worksheets for KS3, covering: Macbeth; Romeo and Juliet; Much Ado About Nothing; A Midsummer Night’s Dream (https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/a-midsummer-night-s-dream-in-focus-12-lesson-poster-and-worksheet-pack-ks3-12031635); The Tempest; Henry V; Twelfth Night; Richard III.

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