Lesson Plan
BBC

Bbc: Shakespeare Unlocked: A Midsummer Night's Dream [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Midsummer Night's Dream Teacher Pack (lesson unit). Shakespeare Unlocked brings Shakespeare's most popular plays to life for young people by showing how actors and directors work to interpret and take ownership of Shakespeare's text....
PPT
TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Gallery: The Mechanicals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of Royal Shakespeare Company production photos of "The Mechanicals" in A Midsummer Night's Dream which can be used to compare interpretations and to spark discussion.
PPT
TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream Image Gallery: Bottom

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of photos from Royal Shakespeare Company's productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream which are useful when comparing interpretations and to spark discussion.
Primary
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: "Gawain's Dream" From the Quest for the Holy Grail [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a two-page PDF of "Gawain's Dream" and it's interpretation from The Quest for the Holy Grail translated by E. Jane Burns.
Primary
York University

Classics in the History of Psych: Sigmund Freud

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides an index to Freud's papers on the Interpretation of Dreams. Original full text, simply select the chapter or topic.
Article
Other

Intuitive Connections Network: Dreams Inspiring Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a page by Elaine Langerman on how she uses dreams (and their interpretation) to create art. She focuses on not just physical things she has seen in her dreams, but on the messages she sees in the dreams as well.
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dream

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Joseph Interpreting Pharaoh's Dream", created by Peter Cornelius from 1816-17 (Fresco with tempera, 236 x 290 cm).
Article
Other

Web Winds: The Iroquois Dream Experience and Spirituality

For Students 9th - 10th
The religious life of Native Americans relied in large part on dream interpretation. This article focuses on the beliefs of the Iroquois.
Graphic
Museum of Modern Art

Mo Ma: Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read a description of the details and artistic nuances in Henri Rousseau's painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy." There is a one-minute audio discussion of the painting that incorporates questions students can ask themselves to help them...
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Thinking Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this self-guided course, you will be looking at several pieces of literature in many different forms. This unit will teach you some principles of thinking and learning and how to use basic literary terms in the analysis of literature....
Activity
Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how Sigmund Freud developed his theory of psychoanalysis and its effect on understanding the human mind.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Interpreting Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After a study of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, students working in small groups conduct research and create a slideshow presentation that emphasizes key aspects of the play and/or new ideas generated by the play.
Unit Plan
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...
Primary
York University

Classics History of Psychology: Commentary Origin/development of Psychoanalysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Freud; discussion of his major theories about hysteria, dream interpretation, self-analysis, oedipus complex, etc. Makes references to several of Freud's books and papers.
Website
PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey, Sigmund Freud

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939 CE) from PBS discussing his background and his achievements and contributions to the field of psychology.
Website
Other

Uwm Libraries: All About William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
University of Wisconsin's "Classic Text: Traditions and Interpretations" takes you through page after page of interesting, easy-to-read information regarding Shakespeare's life and works. Excellent resource.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Introducing Metaphors Through Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is designed to help students begin to engage with metaphors on a deeper and more abstract level. The lesson will begin with a poem containing metaphors accessible at all levels, and with each poem, the lesson will progress in...
Website
Other

Abwag: Learn About Acting

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Student awareness and appreciation of acting will be enhanced after discovering the tricks of the trade. They will learn how to act, feel and think in an acting environment.