A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream+Unit


 * Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” **

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 * This unit will cover William Shakespeare’s “A midsummer Night’s Dream”. Students will learn character names and purposes, story plot, and the deep meanings that are to be taken away from the poetry. The unit will take place over a three week period; the first two weeks are devoted to reading and understanding the book, and the third week will give the students time to put together a brief response paper. **


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 * I am teaching this unit to teach my students three essential tools they will need in order to do well in a college English course. They will be able to critically read fiction and drama, they will be able to access scholarly resources without fault, and have a deeper appreciation of classical literature and why it still matters today. **


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 * Students will be able to identify major metaphors and will understand that plays are more than people dressed funny, talking about death and randomly falling in love with each other. They will understand that there is a bigger picture and will grow to appreciate what it actually takes to write something of this magnitude. **


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 * They will be able to access research materials, via electronics (ex. Internet databases) or through any local library. They will be able to read and understand drama and fiction and understand all of the components that go along with it. They will also learn grammar and important writing tools. **


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 * Additional help will be offered to anyone who needs it, including personal appointments and chat sessions. If extreme problems should arise the use of study guides and outside notes are suggested to be used as an aide. **


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 * The school library will be a major resource to the students. They will learn to navigate the library in order to find any book, magazine, ect, that will help them on their topic. They will also learn how to use online databases that contain scholarly materials. **


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 * A copy of William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, A copy of “A Writers Reference”, access to a library with internet access **


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 * ** Analytical Reading of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”- Learning how to close read and understand Drama/Fiction **
 * ** In class group presentations of the nightly readings. **
 * ** Several worksheets that cover character identification and plot. **
 * ** A response paper to each of the acts and a final response paper to the play. **


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** Activity: A Mechanical Performance **
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 * Goals of lesson: **To teach the students how to reflect what theyre reading to those around them. They will also have to work together in order for the oresentation to work flawlessly.
 * Materials needed for lesson: **They will need the instruction package that will be emailed to everyone int he class. The instructions will come with the pictures needed to be printed and turned into a mask of the students choice.
 * Description of the procedures for lesson: **I will begin by assigning the reading for the homework. During the lecture following that I will explain the activity in class and seperate the students into groups. I will send an email containing a copy of the instructions to all of the students so that they will have the pictures nessary to complete the projects at home. The next day I will ask each group to present a portion of the reading to the class. The students will be graded on participation and proving that they have read the book.
 * Assessment of the lesson: **This lesson will be perfect for keeping the students involved in what they are reading. It is easy to get confused while reading this kind of text and by preforming it out load students can observe their peers and see how others are reacting to the book.
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** Activity: Hide and Go Seek **
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 * Goals of lesson: **Character identification and to prove that they have read and understand the text. It will also help students look at some valid resources to possibly help them with their papers.
 * Materials needed for lesson: **They will need to down load the worksheet off of the website. They will also need a copy of the book and or access tot he internet.
 * Description of the procedures for lesson: **This project will be assigned during the final week of the unit so that they will be able to refresh themselves on the characters in the play. I will assign the project at the end of class and it is to be turned in the next day. The students will then go home and ont heir own use the links provided to them to figure out the clues to each of the questions presented.
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I have found that I am more than capable of putting together a unit that will flow smoothly and have some real purpose to it. At the beginning I never thought I would be able to figure out what to do on a day to day basis and now I don't have enough days to fit all that I would like to do and show the students. My unit is simple and straight forward which is something that students need. Life outside of school is hectic enough without having confusing school work slowing them down. I feel that the work I have assigned and fair which won't take more than an hour of their time everyday, which I hope will inspire students to get their work done. The only fears I have about teaching this unit are in my abilities to answer all of their questions successfully. That will be my ultimate disappointment, I hope I will be able to make all things clear through the use of my many visual presentations I have put together. I will be excited when I hear my students offering up excellent observations which will prove to me that they are understanding the unit and that all my hard work has payed off. Through out my entire school career I have encountered many teachers using this method and it worked very well for me. I imagine it will be very effective and maybe cut down on the number of kids blowing off their high school education.
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