Write an essay of at least 5 paragraphs which answers the following questions.  Use as many quotes as you can, the more the better.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a highly entertaining play, even today in 2004.  What did Shakepeare’s audience find entertaining in A Midsummer Night’s Dream so that it became one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays.

Homework for Wednesday 6 April – Tuesday 12 April

Brainstorm ideas and quotes, plan and organise these ideas and quotes into paragraphs.

Practice writing the essay at home!

Be ready to write your essay on Wednesday 13 April.

ESSAY STRUCTURE/ORGANISATION 

Your paragraphs are like the fillings, you need at least 3 and 4 is better.  You can vary the order but the quality of the fillings will determine the quality of the essay.

Each paragraph makes ONE point linked to the topic of the essay.  The topic sentence tells us what point is being made in the paragraph.

For Assessor’s use only Achievement Criteria
Achievement 5.6		Achievement with Merit 7.8		Achievement with Excellence` 9.10
Show understanding of extended written text(s), using evidence		Show understanding of and respond to extended written texts, using supporting evidence		Show perceptive understanding of and response to extended written text(s) using supporting evidence