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KS3 · Year 7 - Foundations · Term 3 - Stories That Endure · Week 2
Pages: Act 1.1 - Court of Theseus
Athens court. Egeus drags Hermia before Theseus because she refuses Demetrius. Athenian law gives the father power over his daughter's match.
Lesson 1
What students do
Read Theseus's opening + Egeus's complaint aloud. Annotate "Full of vexation come I, with complaint / Against my child".
Task
Highlight every word in 1.1 lines 1-45 that signals law, ownership or hierarchy.
Success criteria
Lists 6+ legal/hierarchical words.
Lesson 2
What students do
Hot-seat Hermia. Model: "I would my father look'd but with my eyes" - what does she risk?
Task
Pair-debate: is Hermia's defiance brave or foolish?
Success criteria
Contributes a point supported by a short quotation.
Lesson 3
What students do
Model: "Shakespeare presents the Athenian court as ___ through ___, which suggests ___".
Task
Write one paragraph on how Theseus's "die the death, or to abjure / For ever the society of men" establishes authority.
Success criteria
Paragraph has claim, embedded quote, one inference about power.
Lesson 4
What students do
Zoom in on "decree" - connotations of permanence, law, public record.
Task
Write a paragraph zooming in on "obedience" or "decree".
Success criteria
Explores at least two layers of meaning.
Lesson 5
What students do
Recap paragraph structure.
Task
How does Shakespeare present Hermia's predicament in Act 1.1?
Success criteria
Clear argument, two embedded quotations, three Tier-2 words.
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