'A Midsummer Night's Dream': powerful topic sentences about Puck
I can explain how Puck is presented in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ using evaluative and well supported topic sentences.
'A Midsummer Night's Dream': powerful topic sentences about Puck
I can explain how Puck is presented in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ using evaluative and well supported topic sentences.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Topic sentences state a paragraph’s main idea.
- Evaluative topic sentences offer a judgement about a character.
- You could compare one character to another, or the complexity of a character, to create an evaluative topic sentence.
- Conjunctions can help create an evaluative topic sentence.
- You must support your evaluative topic sentence with appropriate evidence from the text.
Common misconception
Paragraphs can only focus on one character at a time.
Comparing characters can be a useful way to deepen your understanding and analysis.
Keywords
Topic sentences - the first sentence of a paragraph stating its main idea
Evaluate - to make a judgement about something
Irreverent - disrespectful
Conjunction - a word which connects two clauses in a sentence; for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so and although are all examples
Contemptuous - insulting
Equipment
You need access to a copy of William Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. However, the extracts required for this lesson can also be found in the additional materials.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of sexual violence
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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