2011 10th summer reading - a midsummer

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  • 8/6/2019 2011 10th Summer Reading - A Midsummer

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    Name: ________________________________________10 th Honors Language Arts Summer Reading Assignment:

    Please read, A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare and complete the following assignments in preparation for your 10 th grade year.The assignments will be collected on the first day of school and further discussion and assessment of the play will take place the first 2-3 weeks of school. Copies of the play are available through the schools textbook room, most bookstores, or you can find a copy on the Internet athttp://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/full.html . Reading notes are encouraged. If using a school copy of the novel, post-it notes would be appropriateand if using a personal copy of the play, highlighting and marginalia is recommended.

    PART 1:Directions: For each of the following statements decide whether you tend to agree or disagree. For each statement, write strongly agree, agree, disagree or stronglydisagree in the Me column next depending on your opinion. Do not use unsure . Look for evidence in A Midsummer Nights Dream that either supports or doesntsupport each statement. Write agree or disagree under the Midsummer column. In the far right column record the Act, scene, and line numbers to back up yourfindings.

    Me Statement Midsummer Text EvidenceAct I, sc.1,lines 45-53

    Peoples ideas of love can, and often do, change

    Peoples emotions usually control how they act

    There is magic in the world

    Love is the most powerful emotion we feel

    Peoples actions can influence other peoples lives

    People understand love

    People can control their own fate

    Strong emotions can change the kind of people we are

    Chaos and confusion are necessary parts of life

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