Standard+4.1

Lesson Plans: Introdutcion to Shakespeare and //A Midsummer Night's Dream//

Monday

Objectives: SWBAT: 1. Write down basic elements of Shakespeare's life and career. 2. Explain what mistaken identity is. 3. Define renaissance. 4. Explain who Theseus and Hippolyta are. 5. List the 6 steps of conflict resolution. 6. Paraphrase Act 1, scene i.

Materials:  Procedures: Teacher will tell students while reading Act 1 to pay attention to what the dilemmas Theseus, Hermia, Lysander, and Helena face and how they decide to solve them.
 * 1) [[file:shakespeare.ppt]]
 * 2) Copy of Midsummer Night’s Dream
 * 3) chalk, chalkboard
 * 1) Students will be seated and attendance taken.
 * 2) Teacher will collect any remaining Gawain tabloid projects.
 * 3) Students will have a book check (5 points) for copies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
 * 4) Teacher will ask, “How many of you like to read a story that is entertaining? How about one that is funny?’ “Can someone explain what mistaken identity is?” “ How many of you have ever disagreed with or gotten into a fight with your parents?” All of these ideas will come up in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
 * 5) Teacher will use the power point presentation on Shakespeare’s life as an introduction to the play.
 * 6) Teacher will stop along the way to add information and ask and answer questions.
 * 7) Teacher will ask who knows what Renaissance means? (Rebirth. During the Renaissance there was a rebirth in art, architecture, and learning based on classical sources [greek and roman]. Shakespeare was influenced by many of these sources.
 * 8) Introduce the characters of Theseus and Hippolyta. Theseus was the national hero of Athens. He was a friend of Hercules and the survivor of many adventures. He slayed the Minotaur. Hippolyta was Queen of the Amazons, a group of female warriors. Theseus took her prisoner and then married her.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Activity: What is the best way to resolve a conflict? List the 6 steps of conflict resolution on the board and have students list them in the correct order
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Identify the problem.
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">determine the importance of the problem.
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">identify and discuss options.
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">agree on and option
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">act on your decision
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">evaluate your decision
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will begin reading play through the end of scene one if possible.