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Learning Outcomes
ALL Develop understanding of Shakespeare
MOST Apply knowledge of plays to this example
SOME Evaluate how Shakespearian language can
be understood today
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HomeworkShakespeare Biography
TASK Design a biography sheet for William
Shakespeare that could be given to anyone whos
never heard of him.
1. Research him online.
2. Pick out the most important / interesting
facts about Shakespeares life.
3. Write a paragraph summarising why he should be
studied in school.
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Plays - v - Novels

• Q What are the differences?

Plays
Novels
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Whats In a Name?
1. Brainstorm anything your group already known
about the play.
2. Look at each word individually. What ideas do
they give you about the play?
Midsummer
Nights
Dream
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• Task 1
• Read the list of characters
• Can you think of any Soap
• Operas with similar relationships?
• Write down the similarities in your
• book
• Task 2
• Make a character map that represents the
  relationships between the different characters
  Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia and Helena.
• Choose a shape below or think of one of your own
  to help you show these relationships.
• Task three
• Discuss as a table what kind of events might
  happen in this play because of the complicated
  relationships? What problems do you foresee?
  Write a prediction in your books.

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Key quotes that help us understand them 1a)Act ?
Scene ? 1b) This teaches the audience
that 2a) 2b) 3a) 3b) 4a) 4b)
Name Character page If they were a type of
animal they would be .. because

Best adjectives to describe them - - - - - -
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Shakespearian Insults
Speaking Listening Task Verbal Boxing
TASKUsing the sheet, invent some knock-out
insults to throw at your opponent.Losers get
knocked out each roundwinner gets 2 House
Points.
Youll need to write several insults so that you
can choose the best to throw at your opponent!
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Learning Outcomes
ALL Develop understanding of the plays
characters
MOST Apply this understanding to one key
character
SOME Evaluate how this character might appeal to
the audience
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Act I, Scene I Characters
Paired task Brainstorm one character
1. Their status
2. How they are feeling
3. What they want
4. Quotes to prove what theyre like
5. Adjectives (use a thesaurus)
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Hermias Diary
Task Write her diary entry for this day.
IN 3 PARTS
1. What happened before she went to the court -
how did her dad find out?
2. What happened at the court? What options was
she given? How did she feel?
3. What will happen next? Will she tell anyone?
Act I, Scene I
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All will learn who the mechanicals are Most
will learn the relationships between the
mechanicals Some will learn evaluate why they
have different status Date 21.06.13
Title Act one scene scene 2 The mechanicals

• Think about the characters you have met so far.
  For each write what kind of costume they would
  wear.
• Lysander would wear.
• Theseus..
• Extension
• Draw a costume for one chararcter

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• Computer group
• Find a plot summary for Act One Scene two and
  write what happen in your own words in your book.
  
• Extension
• Find a quote in the play that supports your
  summary
• Reading Group
• (Sophie, Peter, Gareth, Stephen, Flinn, Jacob,
  Grace, Alex, Gabryel, Charlie, Charlotte)
• Read the Act one scene one amongst yourself.
  Assign characters. Then write a scene summary

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What have we learnt today?
Who has done well today?
Homework Diaries out
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Egeus Complaint
Task 1 Write a 50 word summary of Egeus
complaint.
Write as though you are the character
Use modern language
Make the complaint seem reasonable
Act I, Scene I
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The Dance of The LoversWho Loves Whom?
Task Show the links between the four lovers
Hermia
Lysander
Demitrius
Helena
Act I, Scene I
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Helenas Personal Ad
Task Write an advert that Helena is going
to place in the personal pages of The Athens
Chronicle.
How would she describe herself?
How would she describe her ideal man?
What might she say to appeal to him?
Try and be as appealing as possible!
Act I, Scene I
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The Mechanicals
Task Staging sheet
Act I, Scene II
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Learning Outcomes
ALL Develop understanding of how the play might
be staged
MOST Apply this understanding to a key scene
SOME Evaluate how your stage will appeal to the
audience
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The Fairy World
Act two scene one is set in the wood, as are
later scenes with the lovers. How would the
forest look when the fairies are there?
TASK Write a detailed set of stage directions to
give to the plays director.
Backdrop
Sound effects
Props
Music
Lighting
Colour scheme
Act II, Scene I
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All will learn what happens in Act 2 scene 1
Most will analyse the feelings of the
characters as the scene progresses Date
24.06.13
Starter
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The Dance of The LoversWho Loves Whom Now?
Task Show the new links between the lovers
Hermia
Lysander
Demitrius
Helena
Act II, Scene II
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Dreams
Hermias dream seems to reflect what is happening
while shes asleep (Lysander betrays her and
leaves her in the wilderness)
TASK Complete the table for Hermias dream,
imagining youre a psychologist
Image
What it means
Act II, Scene II
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Dreams (Contd.)
TASK 2 Now write a summary of a dream that
youve had recently. Try to include all of the
main images that it included.
Punctuation and grammar matter less in this task.
Aim to write a stream of ideas (like a dream)
TASK 3 Swap books and write the psychologists
analysis of the dream you have in front of you.
Here you need to use formal language,technical
jargon and an analytical style
Act II, Scene II
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Whos Who?
Its easy for the audience to confuse the four
lovers, especially when they swap who they love.
TASK Character profile each lover
Aim to make your descriptions clear for the
director, giving each a distinctive character
Act II, Scene II
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Whos Who? (Contd.)

1. Take a double page split each into two
2. Draw an outline in each box
3. Inside the outline, list their personality traits
4. Outside each box, what they look like

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To sleep, perchance to dream
At the end of this scene the lovers are asleep.
TASK 1 Write down the thoughts and feelings of
each character as they drift off to sleep
Adopt their tone and style. Remember, the mens
tone is more aggressive than the womens.
TASK 2 Write about their dreams.
Act III, Scene II
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Character Summaries
Task Write three bullet points to summarise each
character at the beginning, middle and end of the
play
Theseus
Hippolyta
Lysander
Hermia
Demetrius
Helena
Oberon
Titania
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Weddings!
Athens is now gearing up for a triple wedding...
TASK Write the wedding invitation from one of
the couples.
Adopt a Shakespearian style of language. Include
Guests names, senders names, date, time,
location, entertainment, RSVP, etc.
Act III, Scene II
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A Map Of The Forest
TASK Design a map of the forest that forms a
major setting in the play.
Include The place where Oberon is
staying, Titanias place of rest, The clearing
where the Mechanicals rehearse,Areas for the
lovers to argue / sleep,Anything else that you
might expect in a forest like this
End of the play
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Homework
TASK Research the themes of the play.Find out
1. At least 3 key themes
2. Scenes these themes are referenced in
3. Key quotes that show this theme being used in
the play
DO NOT JUST CUT AND PASTE RESEARCH FROM THE
INTERNET!!
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Themes
GROUP TASK Make a short presentation to the
class based on one of the plays themes
Love relationships
Madness
Reality illusion
Conflict
Ridiculousness
Dreams
Your presentation should includea freeze frame
of a key scene, a verbal description of the scene
and key quotes from it that show your theme is
the most important
End of the play
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Comparing The Play And The Film

• Introduction Briefly summarise what the play
  is about
• (ii) Say what you liked about it
• (iii) Say what could have been improved
• (iv) Now compare it to the film what stayed
  the same? What changed? Why do you think this
  is? How close is the film to what you
  imagined?
• (iv) Conclusion Would you recommend the play
  or the film? Why?

End of the play
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Writing Assessment Missing Scene
Learning Outcomes
ALL Show my understanding of the play in a
script
MOST Use characters from the play in a new scene
SOME Evaluate how my characters would talk and
behave
End of the play
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Marking Criteria

• 2 pages typed minimum
• Script structure layout
• Include detailed stage directions
• Characters from the play any others they meet
• Focused on the plays themes/narratives
• Accurate spelling, punctuation grammar

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First Ideas
TASKBrainstorm what you want to write about

• Narrative

• Characters to include

• Where it would fit in the play

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Glossary
Task Define the following terms
Free Verse
Iambic Pentametre
Rhyming Couplet
Dramatic Irony