6TH GRADE
PROJECT
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
EDUCATIONAL SCENARIO AND PURPOSE:
Students familiarize themselves with the play of the most well known English play writer William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and have the chance to read a literature text. With the help of the FLIPGRID app, they will also practise their speaking and presentation skills by recording their roles on FLIPGRID TOPIC designed exclusively for their class on FLIPGRID APPLICATION.
Before you start, make sure you have your parents’ consent!
Parent Consent signature
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STEP 1:
Read the text so that get familiar with the text.
STEP 2:
Decide on the roles each one is going to perform.
STEP 3:
Practise lines.
STEP 4:
Decide on the material to use. For example, costumes ,wigs and masks.
STEP 5:
Visit FLIPGRID
and enter the join code ( I will give you in class) on the upper right corner.
Then you have three options to log in:
- by using a GOOGLE ACCOUNT by entering your CREDENTIALS
- by using a MICROSOFT ACCOUNT by entering your CREDENTIALS
- by using an APPLE ACCOUNT by using your CREDENTIALS
STEP 6:
Once you GET IN the topic you can go to ADD TO TOPIC and click on it to record your video or audio.
Then you click on ADD TO TOPIC BUTTON the following will appear and you will have the option of recording by choosing either the video button (number 1 on the following picture) or the audio button (number 2). Then you click on the central button (number 3) to record. AFTER your recording you click on button number 4 to go to the next page.
Here you can listen to or watch your recording and check it or you can even add to that if you click the + symbol. If you feel that you have finished then click on the NEXT button to move on.
On the next page you add a title (which is optional) for your recording (number 1) and then you click POST TO TOPIC (number 2).
Then the above message appears. You have successfully added your recording to topic and you can click the GO TO TOPIC BUTTON to visit it.
On the page of the topic your response appears!
It is a great application to practise your speaking skills and a wonderful opportunity for your teacher to comment on your responses!
Enjoy!
Your English Teacher
Claire Dagoula
1. Narrator:
In Ancient Greece there is a girl named Hermia who loves a young man Lysander. However, her father says she must marry Demetrius but she does not want to. She and Lysander escape to a forest.
Helena is Hermia’s friend and loves Demetrius.
Helena and Demetrius also run away to the forest. Soon, they get tired and they fall asleep under the trees.
In the forest, there is Nick Bottom, an actor and his group, who are putting on a play. Farther through the forest the queen of fairies Titania is arguing with her husband, Oberon who is very angry with her. So, he sends Puck, the playful sprite, to bring the juice from the love flower to make her love him again.
2. Puck:
Ha, ha! I’ll play a trick on all these people! I’ll turn this man to a donkey. Abracadabra! You, Nick Bottom, are a donkey! (Nick becomes a donkey)
3. Oberon: (angrily)
Give me the magic juice. I’ll put some of it in Titania’s eyes myself. When she wakes up, she will fall in love with the first one she sees. This will be me.
4. Titania:
Where am I? (Looking at Nick Bottom) Oh, my love! Who are you? You are so handsome!
5. Nick: (running away)
Help! Help! |
4. Titania:
Where are you going my love! Come back to me!
2. Puck:
Ha, ha, ha! Let me put some flower juice in Lysander’s eyes now.
Lysander: (wakes up and sees Helena)
Oh, I am desperately in love with you! How beautiful you are!
6. Helena:
What’s wrong with you? Don’t you love Hermia any longer?
7. Lysander:
Hermia? Who is she? You are my love!
2. Puck:
Ha, ha, ha! Let me put some flower juice in Demetrius’ eyes now.
8. Demetrius: (wakes up and sees Hermia)
Oh, my darling Hermia! You are the prettiest girl in the world. I love you deeply and truly!
9. Hermia: (sadly)
Oh, where is Lysander? Why isn’t he with me? He is my true love! (She is crying)
3. Oberon: (angrily)
Come here Puck! Put everything back to normal.
2. Puck:
All the play is just a dream! Everything that happens on a midsummer night in a magic forest is a dream. |
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Adapted text from the original play of William Shakespeare.
Resource: http://ebooks.edu.gr/ebooks/v/html/8547/2270/Agglika_ST-Dimotikou_html-empl/index3_3.html