Act I Scene 2, and PIE Homework

Here is a recap of the homework for tonight. Please read Act I, Scene 2, this is our introduction to Bottom and the players. Finish page 3 of the study guide. Make certain to offer direct citations with Act, Scene and Line number (1.2.27) to support your responses.

Then, turn to the "A Midsummer Night's Dream" literary terms sheet and review the directions. For tomorrow, you are to choose one of the terms defined on the sheet, find an example of this device in Act I of the play, and then write a PIE about your example. You must do more that just say this "this quote is example of a pun." You must show how or why Shakespeare use of a word with multiple meanings enhances the story.

This is an ongoing assignment. By the time we are finished with the play you will have have written a PIE for each of the literary devices listed on the sheet. You will have a total of nine PIEs in your notebook. I will be collecting your notebooks on the day of the final to review your work.

You did a nice job of generating a taxonomy of literary devices. Make sure that you add the terms from the PIE sheet to the taxonomy. Use this list as a reference as you are reading the play.