Arts & music Common Core W.8.1e rubrics

A Midsummer Night's Dream Final Essay Prompts with Rubric

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These six prompts on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream are challenging, thoughtful, and varied. Topics include: The two distinct worlds portrayed in the play (compare/contrast)The role of music, song, and dance and how characters engage with themExamining either Theseus or Demetrius as a dynamic characterThe importance of acting, playing a part, or witnessing a playPatterns of imagery used in the playThe importance of friendship and how friendships are portrayedUpon completion of t

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

CCSS:

W.7.1

, W.7.1a

, W.7.1b

, W.7.1c

, W.7.1d