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Unit 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Unit PlanUnit 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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Grade
5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
28 days
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Year
2020
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Unit 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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  • CKLA Unit 5: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Introduction to Fifth Grade CKLA (.pdf)
  • Beginning of Year Assessment (.pdf)
  • Yearlong Teacher Resources (.pdf)
  • Decoding and Encoding Remediation Supplement (.pdf)
  • Fluency Supplement (.pdf)
  • Activity Book: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (.pdf)
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare (.pdf)
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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 entries and compose their own narratives. To finish the unit, class members show off their acting skills with a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, reading aloud, read-alouds, william shakespeare, a midsummer night's dream, character development, plot development, evidence, writing dialogue, Writing, Narrative Writing, narratives, fictional narratives, dramatic plays, plays, the writing process, story elements, plot elements

Instructional Ideas

  • Direct pupils to write journal entries in their notebooks or post them to a classroom blog
  • Record the final performance for playback with the class or offer a link to parents and guardians to view
  • Review the writing process with the class before delving into the narrative essays

Classroom Considerations

  • The fifth unit in a nine-part series created by Core Knowledge
  • Browse the "At a Glance" sections of each lesson to find which materials are required

Pros

  • This unit varies its instruction from other units in the series to make time for a performance
  • Offers several links for background information about the play
  • Provides ample detail for the smooth implementation of lessons

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.4 RL.5.5 RL.5.6 RL.5.7 RL.5.10 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RF.5.3.a RF.5.4.a RF.5.4.b RF.5.4.c W.5.1.a W.5.1.b W.5.1.d W.5.2.a W.5.2.b W.5.2.e W.5.3.a W.5.3.b W.5.3.c W.5.3.d W.5.3.e W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.9.a W.5.10 SL.5.1.b SL.5.1.c SL.5.1.d L.5.1.e L.5.3.b L.5.4.a L.5.4.b L.5.4.c L.5.5.a L.5.5.c

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