1 10 1 https://atmospherictheatre.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/d0c536b5539696543c1b9dce00149466.jpg 4564c0263cb4646ca6ad9fbd697ba3ce https://atmospherictheatre.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/80aaa64cb6e59e9c645f5b60c6817fb8.pdf a5a49ae9956e5196402b77d32d1942c5 https://atmospherictheatre.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/e2375d9f728cfe870bf638d204fac8d5.ppt af86530b3c6c8b8c64c9782e7bbc168c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Educational Resources (11-14 years) Description An account of the resource These educational resources are designed to introduce secondary-school pupils studying the plays of William Shakespeare to the significance that questions of air quality and aerial resources acquire within his drama. In this section, you will be able to access and download lesson plans and associated resources for teaching pupils about the significance of airborne plague in Romeo and Juliet, wind power in The Merchant of Venice, fairy flight in A Midsummer Night's Dream, or the relationship between Shakespeare's fairies and the environment in the latter play. We have designed these education packs for use with pupils aged approximately 11-14 years old, in accordance with the UK National Curriculum learning objectives for KS3 English. In addition, each session comes with individual learning objectives that indicate how the session will promote learning about performed drama and/or environmental history. Each lesson plan is presented as an hour-long session, but we have included suggestions for potential extension activities. These resources could also be adapted for use with older children or within alternative curricula. If you have any feedback on or suggestions for improving these resources, please email the project team at: atmospherictheatre@exeter.ac.uk. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarah Sharp Type The nature or genre of the resource Educational Resources Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Evelyn O'Malley, Chloe Preedy, and Courtney Priday. The suggested activities are informed by work undertaken with Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton, and the Minack Theatre Academy. Lesson Plan A resource that gives a detailed description of a course of instruction. Lesson Plan Text In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the fairy characters enhance the play’s dream-like quality by adding an “other-worldly” element to the unfolding drama. Textual references to the fairies’ connection with their environment, including their implied ability to fly, have been expanded upon and creatively reimagined throughout this play’s long production history. Included in this education pack is a lesson plan exploring the significance of fairies and flight in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The lesson plan is designed for pupils aged 11-14 years, although it could be adapted for use with older pupils. Lesson-Specific Learning Objectives Pupils will gain: • familiarity with the fairy characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and understanding of the text; • skills in considering a range of interpretations for presenting the fairy characters when staging A Midsummer Night’s Dream • skills in collaboration and presenting material; • experience at connecting their creative response to the fairy characters with the broader themes of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lesson Plan Starter Activity: (10 – 15 minutes) In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, there are multiple references to the fairies being able to fly. 1. Using the ‘Fairies and Flight’ worksheet (Resource 1), students can match the quotes that refer to flight with the character who delivers these lines and the scene in which they are said. To challenge your students, use Slides 2 and 3 and ask them to identify the character and scene without the ‘match the boxes’ prompt (correct answers in Resource 1). Main Activity: (20 – 30 minutes) 1. “Translate” the passages that talk about fairies living with small winged creatures into contemporary English (Resource 2 and Slide 4). What is Titania asking her fairies to do? 2. Discuss: based on your translations, what size do you imagine the fairies to be?  Shakespeare frequently uses references to small winged creatures. This allows us to imaginatively see the fairies on stage (played by humans) as fitting into the natural world on a miniature scale. In modern performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, fairy characters often have wings as part of their costumes. However, much is still asked of the audience’s imagination when playgoers are prompted to see the actors as tiny flying creatures. 3. Ask your students to think about how they would present the fairy characters if they were to create their own production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 4. Split your class into small groups (2 - 5 depending on class size). 5. Ask each group to create a presentation outlining their design for how the fairy characters would be represented in their production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The students can consider: • How can you encourage the audience to believe the actors are small flying creatures? • What costumes might you give the actors (style, colour and materials)? • What make-up and hairstyles might you use? • Will your actors fly? If so, how? • Might you use projection? • Might you use puppets? They can give their presentation in any style they (or you) choose, e.g. by creating a PowerPoint, an A3 spider diagram, or a physical model/demonstration. You may wish to provide images from previous productions as inspiration (see Resource 3). Plenary Activity: (10 – 15 minutes) Use the following question as a prompt for a class discussion or as an individual reflective written task: 1. How might your design for the fairy characters contribute to the play’s “dream-like” quality? Point to consider: • How is flight seen as “other-worldly”? • How are you suggesting that these supernatural beings are connected to, or are in control of, the environment? • How are you encouraging your audience to use their imagination? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Education Pack - Fairies and Flight in A Midsummer Night's Dream Description An account of the resource This education pack includes a lesson plan and associated resources that can be used to explore the representation of fairy flight in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The resources are designed for pupils aged approximately 11-14 years. but could be adapted for use with older pupils. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sarah Sharp Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Evelyn O'Malley and Chloe Preedy. The suggested activities are informed by work undertaken with Queen Elizabeth’s School, Crediton, and the Minack Theatre Academy. 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