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MODULE 3 LESSON 29
WHAT IS LOVE?
Imagine a Response
You are a guest at Demetrius and Helena’s wedding. The time has come for the officiant to deliver his famous line:
If anyone knows just cause why these two should not be wed, speak now or forever hold your peace.
Decide whether you would object to the marriage or not and provide several reasons to support your opinions.
*cite evidence from Act 4, Scene 1, especially the annotations you completed for homework,
WELCOME
LAUNCH
Lets look at our Focusing Question and Content Framing Question.
What makes something real? Is it possible for something to be real for one person and not real for someone else?
SWBAT consider how the ending of the play shapes their response to the Focusing Question by analyzing points of view in a dramatic irony.
Explore Imagery
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
LEARN
Visions is the imagery. Elaboration: Helena said earlier that love looks with the mind, not the eyes. Titania is shocked that she could love something so hideous, so a dream is the only logical explanation.
Love is just a dream.
Titania:
“My Oberon, what visions have I seen! / Methought I was enamored of an ass” (4.1.77–78).
cont...
- In small groups, choose the three most interesting annotations that you made for homework about imagery related to sleep, night, and dreams.
- Draw the chart above on your chart paper.
- Complete the process for three quotations.
*choose annotations that most of the group has in common.
I think the title of the play is important because .
GALLERY WALK
Return to your seat.
Write the following statement on a sticky note. Fill in the blank.
Post your sticky notes on the chart paper that most influenced your response.
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How did the lover’s reactions and your reaction deepen or complicate your understanding of ‘real’ love in the play?
Analyze Point of View
*the “says” box means literally what the character says in the scene about the night’s events and outcomes and that the “knows” box relates to their point of view and what they know about the night’s events.
*skim Act 4, Scene 1, Lines 144–209 and collect key evidence for their characters.
*Imagine that the city of Athens is hosting a press conference to reveal and debrief the outcome of Hermia’s decision. The press wants to know: “Did love prevail?”
*Draft a brief statement to deliver as your chosen character. One student from each group will deliver the statement in character. Use the following questions to guide your draft. Statement should not exceed one minute.
Turn to a partner and summarize the dramatic irony.
Write about Dramatic Irony
Independentlt write a CREE paragraph in response to the following question:
Does the outcome of the lovers’ situation increase or resolve the effects (e.g., humor, surprise, suspense) of the dramatic irony in A Midsummer Night’s’ Dream?
Examine: Why are conclusions important?
CREE - A + C – Conclusion
= CREE-AC
- Read the conclusion of the exemplar essay.
- What role does the conclusion serve in this argument essay?
- As a reader, does the conclusion leave you with any questions?
Examine Conclusions
NOTE: A conclusion can serve many different purposes for an argument, including suggesting bigger ideas.However, we will be writing conclusions that work to support or emphasize our argument. The conclusion is a place to make absolutely sure that your reader understands the most important parts of your argument.
EXIT TICKET
From your point of view as an audience member, was the outcome of the lovers’ situation satisfactory?