STAR Testing

1. Get a good night's sleep.

2. Eat a healthy breakfast.

3. Remember to read the directions twice.

4. Read the questions first when your dealing with a reading comprehension section.

5. Good luck !

HW for Week of April 15-19

Due Tuesday, 4/16	MND Q's for Acts 4-5. Be thorough in your answers if you want credit. Also, practice your lines!
Due Wednesday, 4/17	Practice your lines. Review the infromation below in preparation for Friday's test on MND.
Due Thursday, 4/18	Be ready to perform Act 4 & 5
Due Friday, 4/19	MND Test

Questions for MND: Act 4 and 5

Please answer the questions in complete sentences in your journal  (JE #65/left and write). If you want credit, write thorough responses. Superficial responses won't cut it!

If you're really struggling, try this link: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/

Act 4:

1. How does Titania respond when Oberon asks for the fairy child this time? What does this reveal about the strength of the love potion?

2. How do most of the dreamers respond to the dream experience upon waking? Which character is changed permanently by the dream experience? Explain your answer.

3. How does Theseus's current decision regarding Hermia and Lysander contradict his earlier statement?

4. The fourth act opens and ends with Bottom at center stage. What's your opinion of Bottom's character. In what ways is he the antithesis, or opposite, of Theseus's character?

5. In this act, several characters look back at prior infatuations with disbelief. What do you think Shakespeare is saying about love and infatuation? Does it hold true today?

Act 5:
1. What does Theseus think of the lovers' adventure? Is this a reaction you'd expect from Theseus? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

2. Why does Hippolyta seem hesitant to watch the play? What does this reveal about her character?

3. Why does Snug, the lion, make a fuss about proclaiming his true identity?

4. In reading the play-within-a-play, we become the audience for the drama played out by Theseus, Hippolyta, and the others. These performers, in turn, form the audience for the reenactment of Pyramus and Thisbe. How does observing another audience help you understand the relationship between audience and performers?

5. TV shows often create comic effects by having a silly, innocent, or "clueless" character and a sarcastic, knowing, clever character play off of each other. What examples from TV shows can you think of that
use this dynamic to create comedy?

Acts 4 and 5

Due Monday, April 15:

• Complete your MND Comic Summary (pictures in color, please).
• Be familiar with your lines. See below for parts. 
• To watch your scene, click on the tab at the top of the page.

How to do the Comic Summary:
   There's one box for each scene (9 scenes total).

• Act 1, scene 1-2
• Act 2, scene 1-2
• Act 3, scene 1-2 (sometimes 2 in divided into 2/3, but let's keep it all scene 2)
• Act 4, scene 1-2
• Act 5, scene 1 (including epilogue)

   For each scene:

• Write Act # and scene #.
• Draw the main action of the scene.
• Title the scene (they don't have titles, so you're making one up that fits the scene).
• You only have written summaries for Act 2, scene 2 on, so....
• ...this link will help:   http://nfs.sparknotes.com/msnd/

Acts 4 and 5:

• To get ready for the scene you're in next week, watch the videos of Acts 4-5. Click on the tab at the top of the page to get to the videos.

Act 4: 1

Character	Per. 1	Per.2
Helena	Vanessa C.	Jordan
Hermia	Maryann	Mackenzie
Demetrius	Kangchen	Paul
Lysander	Jesse	Ethan
Titania	Stella	Sarah S.
Bottom	CK	Garrett
Peaseblossom	Natalie	Katie
Cobweb	April	Kaylee
Puck	Iain	Mark Z.
Oberon	Julia	Kristian
Hippolyta	Vanessa	Aliyah
Egeus	Jasmine	Alexis
Theseus	Anna	Luke

Act 4:2

Peter Quince	Timmy	Woody
Flute	Brighton	Alden
Starveling	Nona	Marc H.
Snug	Fabio	Jose
Snout	Isolde	Evan
Bottom	Tanner	Nolan

Act 5: 1-epilogue

Helena	Maddie	Elaine
Hermia	Emma-Rose	Diana
Demetrius	Addy	Pierre
Lysander	Alexa	Josh
Titania	Audrey	Sara I.
Bottom	Sara	Reuben
Puck	Ciara	Grace
Oberon	Claire	Paul
Theseus	Kaia	Alexis
Hippolyta	Kirsten	Elizabeth
Egeus	Esmeralda	Ryan
Philostrate	Isolde	Choose

  

HW for the Week of April 8-12

Due Tuesday, 4/9	Journal Grading Day
Due Wednesday, 4/10	Finish all MND Q's through Act !!: scene 2. If you have a part for Act II: scene 2, practice!
Due Thursday, 4/11
Due Friday 4/12

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