A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMCHARACTER MAPS

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMCHARACTER MAPS

ENGLISH 10M. BOUDREAUNOVEMBER 22, 2012

CHARACTER MAPSCHARACTER MAPS

You will be producing a Graphic Map, examining a character from the play.

This will take the form of a graphic representation of important events, people and places in your character’s life.

MATERIAL NEEDEDMATERIAL NEEDED

a copy of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and…

5-10 sheets of white paper (letter sized)1 large sheet of paperMarkers or coloured pencilsGlueScissors

STEP 1 (10 minutes)STEP 1 (10 minutes)

BRAINSTORM all the significant events in the life of your character.

These can be happy memories, sad memories, scary memories, important places, important people etc.

STEP 2 (20 minutes)STEP 2 (20 minutes)

DRAW images or symbols that match each event listed on separate sheets of paper.

STEP 3 (10 minutes)STEP 3 (10 minutes)

NARROW your choices to the 8 - 10 most important events in the character’s life as told in the play.

STEP 4 (20 minutes)STEP 4 (20 minutes)

ARRANGE these events in chronological order (which happened first, next, last) and…

REPRESENT these events on a large sheet of paper.

STEP 5 (20 minutes)STEP 5 (20 minutes)

CUT OUT the images you completed during step 2 and GLUE them in the correct order on the large sheet of paper.

STEP 6STEP 6

PRESENT your map to the class.

STEP 6 EXAMPLESTEP 6 EXAMPLE