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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Retold from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, first published 1907

This reader is retold from E. Nesbit's 1907 prose version of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream, first performed around 1595. Shakespeare wrote this play to explore love, mischief, and the line between dreams and waking life. The magic flower and the fairies are clearly part of a fictional story, and every trick is undone by the end. The story shows that jealousy and quarrels bring trouble, but forgiveness and honesty make things right again. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.

Band: Yellow · Emerging readersTypical starting range: ages 6–8
Length: medium · about 594 words in 6 sections · 4 pictures
Source: Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, E. Nesbit and William Shakespeare
First published: 1907
Regions: Canada · United States

Included formats

· Web reader and PDF
· EPUB for e-readers
· Home-print sheet
· Folded booklet
· Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
· Worksheet
· Quick Check (8 questions) with answer key
· Read-aloud script
· Colouring page
· Teacher’s Edition (members)

Lesson at a glance

Reading: about 10 minutes at this band
Pause questions: 2
Words to Know: 5
Quick Check: 8 questions, with the answer key
Let’s Talk: 3 questions for afterwards
Worksheet: questions, an activity and a drawing prompt

About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.

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