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Teaching William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream Robbinsville Middle School Eighth Grade Language Arts Ala

Unit Overview. Students will read A Midsummer Night's Dream as an introduction to the works of William Shakespeare. They will utilize higher order thinking skills in reading, discussing, and completing related activities that will enable them to better understand the complexities of the play and its

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Teaching William Shakespeare s A Midsummer Night s Dream Robbinsville Middle School Eighth Grade Language Arts Ala

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    1. Teaching William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Robbinsville Middle School Eighth Grade Language Arts Alan Hobbs

    2. Unit Overview Students will read A Midsummer Night’s Dream as an introduction to the works of William Shakespeare. They will utilize higher order thinking skills in reading, discussing, and completing related activities that will enable them to better understand the complexities of the play and its many universal themes. During the four week unit, students will be assessed in a variety of ways for comprehension and will be required to do a technology-based presentation as the culminating project for this unit.

    3. Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes Students will be able to Interpret the figurative language, wordplay, and imagery in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Analyze relationships among the main and supporting characters and understand their motivations and actions. Identify themes and issues of the play that are relevant to people today. Write on a variety of related prompts. Conduct research using a variety of print and electronic sources to learn about Shakespeare and the theater of his time. Synthesize these sources and create a technology based presentation as the culminating activity of the unit

    4. 21st Century Learning Goals for Unit Being open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives. Exercising sound reasoning in understanding. Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information. Working appropriately and productively with others.

    5. Unit Timeline Week One Introduce play and do internet scavenger hunt for terms and information relating to the play and Shakespeare’s theater. Read Acts I and II; discuss and do blogs; respond to journal prompts. Quiz on each act. Week Two Read Acts III and IV; discuss and continue blogs; respond to prompts. Quiz on each act. Week Three Read Act V; discuss and complete blogs and prompt responses. Quiz on act. Rewrite scene using modern dialogue and share with class. Review and test on play. Week Four Unit project: research and prepare power point presentation on related topic. Present projects.

    6. Essential Questions How does literature help us better understand ourselves and others? What are the themes and issues in A Midsummer Night’s Dream that are relevant to today? How does Shakespeare still speak to audiences today?

    7. Related Activities Students will be asked to: Work in small groups to rewrite a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and convert it into modern English. Identify language elements and discuss in large group setting. Blog from the point of view of one of the characters. Do a variety of journal prompts relating to character actions/motivations and themes. Work in pairs to create a ten slide power point presentation on something in Shakespeare’s time, such as the Tower of London, Elizabethan theater, etc. and present it to the class as the culminating activity.

    8. Assessment Summary Use of different levels of questions in discussion to check students’ understanding of the play Quizzes on each act and a final test Evaluation of journal responses and blogs using writing rubric Evaluation of final project based on content, effective use of technology and presentation skills.

    9. Resources “A Midsummer Night’s Dream Play by Shakespeare.” William Shakespeare Site Map. 2005 http://www.william-shakespeare.info/. shakespeare-play-a-midsummer-nights-dream.htm Shakespeare Resources Center. 2 August 2008 www.bardweb.net. Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Ed. Alan Durband. Hauppage, NY: Barron’s, 1985.

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