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MODULE 3
LESSON 4
WHAT IS LOVE?
WELCOME
Complete one of the following sentence stems:
WELCOME
LAUNCH
Why do you think love is so commonly described using figurative language?
MODULE QUESTIONS
FOCUSING QUESTION:
How do the characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream understand love?
CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION: LESSON 4
Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of figurative language in A Midsummer Night’s Dream reveal?
CRAFT QUESTIONS: LESSON 4
Examine: Why is focusing on the purpose of a discussion important?
Experiment: How does making evidence-based claims in an argument work?
LEARN
Read to Understand Events
Read aloud Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 183–257.
What is happening at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
Read to Understand Events
How do Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius each feel about Helena?
HANDOUT 4A
Reread aloud Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 183–257 and annotate for figurative language.
Analyze Figurative Language
With a partner, answer the following questions in your response journl.
- What does the metaphor of sickness reveal about Helena?
- How does the metaphor of Athens as “heaven unto a hell!” (1.1.212) reveal Hermia’s understanding of love?
- How does the use of the legal term perjured reveal Helena’s conflict in love?
Examine a Drama Summary
"text feature: the scene summary"
In your groups, go to the scene summary on the top of page 6 and read the first six sentences.
Each group will be assigned one of the sentences from pg 6. Then follow the steps below:
See example
Example:
Experiment with Evidence-Based Claims
Experiment: How does making evidence-based claims in an argument work?
Experiment with Evidence-Based Claims
Copy the following steps to create evidence based claims in your response journal:
- Read and discuss the question; identify several possible answers.
- Examine and gather evidence for several possible answers.
- Consider: Which possible answer provides the strongest evidence to answer the question?
- Create a claim based on the strongest evidence.
Should Hermia disobey her father?
Read the first step of developing an evidence-based claim from your Response Journal.
What are possible answers to this question?
Read the second step. Draw a T-chart, and label one side “Yes” and the other “No.”
Review Act 1, Scene 1, and annotate any evidence that could support the possible answer: Yes, Hermia should disobey her father.
Then do the same thing for possible answer: No, Hermia should not disobey her father.
Should Hermia disobey her father?
cont...
Read the third step.
Which set of evidence provides the strongest evidence?
Read the fourth step, and draft a claim in your Response Journals, including one piece of text evidence that supports your claim
Use the following sentence starter:
cont...
EXIT TICKET
*Reread the list of purposes and effects of strong figurative language and to refer to it when you answer the following question.*
LAND
Which example of figurative language is most effective in revealing an idea about love? What does this figurate language mean, and why is it effective?
WRAP
HANDOUT 4B FLUENCY
Additionally, reread Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 183–257, and write a summary of the plan that Helena has devised.
review your notes and annotations in preparation for the Focusing Question Task in the next lesson.