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Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

For Teachers 5th Standards
Fifth graders analyze William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, paying close attention to character development, plot, and dialogue. With daily reading and thoughtful discussion, scholars take pen to paper to respond to journal...
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Curated OER

The Bard, the Globe, the Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons to learn about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students complete 7 lessons of activities to study William Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, and the play 'A...
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Curated OER

Enter an Enchanged Wood with Shakespeare

For Teachers 5th
Students research William Shakespeare and his literary works. They study a variety of literary terms and different elements of his plays. They also research the Globe Theatre and different elements of the theatre in general.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of resources to teach the comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream which is set in a forest at midsummer and follows a group of mismatched lovers through a night of fairy magic and...
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TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream 2011 Teacher Pack (Shakespeare Unlocked)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This teacher resource for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, from the Royal Shakespeare Company, includes an introduction to each of the three scenes, ideas for before and after film viewing, and...
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TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream So W

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a teacher guide with various lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reading guide for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Provides pre-reading material, including an author bio, play introduction, vocabulary lists, and journaling activities, as well as charting and brainstorming...
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TES Global

Tes: Advice for Directing Your School Play Using a Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespear Company teacher resource focuses on how to direct A Midsummer Night's Dream as a school play. It offers advice and provides a short summary of each scene followed by questions...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 7-10) to pair with the drama "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. The overlapping story of several couples and the inevitably complicated road to love encompasses a play within a play,...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read "A Midsummer Night's Dream?"

For Students 9th - 10th
Iseult Gillespie shares what makes "A Midsummer Night's Dream?" a timeless classic.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: A Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will compare and contrast the imagery from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with other works of Shakespeare using online resources.
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Other

A Midsummer Night's Dream Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This guide to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream began as the From Stage to Screen: Shakespeare and the World Wide Web project with the Moscow Alternative School Center in Idaho. This guide will walk you through the steps we took at...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion and study questions are a major feature of this 11 page teacher guide. Suggestions for classroom activities before, during and after reading are also included. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
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TES Global

Tes: The Role of the Designer in Performance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show lesson on the role of the designer in creating a set including the four stages of the process of set design and creating settings. Its specific focus is for the set of Shakespeare's...
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TES Global

Tes: Guide to Shakespeare for Gcse English Enrichment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides teacher guides to 10 film adaptations of Shakespeare plays to teach students to become critical viewers including Macbeth, Lion King, She's the Man, Caesar Must Die, William...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Titania

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Oberon

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Bottom

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Puck

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Fairie

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts, Ut: Shakespeare Kids: Hermia

For Students 5th - 8th
This site provides the means for upper elementary students to learn and perform Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It provides downloadable scripts for Acts 2 and 3 based on the character roles. This section provides information...
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TES Global

Tes: Shakespeare's Plays

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of resources includes a diverse range of creative materials for teaching some of Shakespeare's most widely-taught plays. They offer practical approaches and encourage students to make...
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Other

Shakespeare Is Elementary!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Designed as a resource for teaching Shakespeare to elementary students, this site includes student work, ideas for teachers, a PowerPoint of Shakespeare's life, some Shakespeare Web site links and recommended plays.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This selection of videos and historic objects drawn from the Victoria & Albert Museum theatre collections and Royal Shakespeare Company archives show how directors and designers interpret...