'A Midsummer Night's Dream' CD-ROM

Subject: English Literature
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5150

This presentation helps to make the study of Shakespeare a fun and rewarding experience for the pupils and eases the burden of preparing a comprehensive resource for the teacher. It is aimed at the 11-14 age range, although a number of the activities can be used in the 14-16 age group. It consists of approximately thirty slides covering all aspects of the play. It can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching, or downloaded or networked onto single computers for individual study of the text. Slides with specific activities can be printed and photocopied for ease.

It consists of approximately thirty slides covering all aspects of the play. It can be used on an interactive whiteboard for whole class teaching, or downloaded or networked onto single computers for individual study of the text. Slides with specific activities can be printed and photocopied for ease.

The many features of the presentation include:

• Slides that move with a click to allow interactivity and whole class discussion
• Images and sound to make the presentation more appealing
• Hyperlinks within the document and to Internet sites which make the document easy to move around
• An introduction and contents page
• Pre-reading activities: an introduction to Shakespeare and his work
• An analysis of Shakespeare's different plays: comedy, tragedy, history etc.
• An initial brainstorming activity
• Linking activity
• Box fillers
• Crossword
• Drama activity and tips
• Character study
• Plot Line
• Exploration of themes
• Extending writing tasks
• Focused comprehension
• Language analysis
• Revision games
• Exam type questions
• Annotated sample essays
• Differentiated tasks
• Extension activities