William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lesson plans and other teaching ideas

Another Herb: MND Improv
Students improvise the scene in which Helen and Demetrius wake up in the woods.

Enjoying A Midsummer Night's Dream
Summary, analysis, and related links.

Folger Study Guide: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Follow the links on the right to plot summary, a list of characters, interactive activities, and discussion questions.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Click on the PDF icons for 6 approaches to the play.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Students explore the historical context of the play.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A wide range of teaching resources, including background information, reading questions, and followup activities.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The text of the play. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for access.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
An annotated hypertext of the play.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theme: Love and Magic. Summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments from McDougal Littel.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Background, graphic organizers for active reading, questions for response and analysis, vocabulary, and more. This document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Plot summary, themes, imagery, discussion questions, more.

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Summary and 5 lessons. This 55-page document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

I Dreamt a Dream
Students explore dream imagery.

Introducing A Midsummer Night's Dream
Four groups of students present four scenes illustrating the relationships among the four lovers.

Introduction to Shakespeare
Related to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

MND Sound Ball Activity
By memorizing and reciting lines aloud, students explore interpretation.

Rare Words vs. the Facts
Students explore the power of words in a soliloquy. Includes a handout; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to access the handout.

Relationship Role Plays from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Students explore the relationships in the play by role-playing comparable relationships in class.

"Set Your Heart at Rest" Word Plays
Students create a dramatic reading of Titania's monologue.

Shakespeare and A Midsummer Night's Dream
A variety of ideas for projects.

"Such Affection Move": Finding Staging Clues in A Midsummer Night's Dream
Students figure out stage directions by analyzing dialogue.

A Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classic edition of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Overview with scene-by-scene synopsis; suggestions for activities before, during, and after reading the play; study questions; questions regarding characterization and themes; bibliography. This extensive document requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or compatible application for access.

Studying A Midsummer Night's Dream
Comparison with Romeo and Juliet, analysis of Shakespeare's presentation of the nature of love, and Shakespeare's stagecraft. This web page is intended for students who are following the AQA/NEAB GCSE syllabuses in English Language (1111/1112) and English literature (1121). Follow the link to an extensive guide covering several other topics.

Telling the Story
A great review activity for the end of each act.

Working with Shakespeare, the Poet and Dramatist
Students learn elements of theater and poetry through Antigone and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

www.Midsummer
Students use an online concordance to explore patterns of imagery in the play.