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A Midsummer Nights Dream Act 3, Scene 1 | Double Entry Journals

Bottom's transformation and Titania's infatuation drive two journal prompts for Act 3, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream: what the donkey head might symbolize and how dramatic irony complicates the scene.
Grades
Grades 9–12, High School
File type
Multiple File Types
Editable
Yes

Updated Oct 13, 2026

Subject
ELA, Literature
Topic
literature, Shakespeare
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Editable
Yes

About this resource

What's inside this resource

This 1-page resource is a Double Entry Journal for A Midsummer Nights Dream Act 3, Scene 1.

This comes in PDF so you can print and distribute to students. It also comes in an editable Word document so students can type into it on their devices.

There are 2 different journal entries for students to respond to and indicate which lines from the play support their response.

Students will summarize, reflect and analyze in their journal entries.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Interpret what Bottom's transformation might symbolize
  • Explain how dramatic irony shapes the exchange between Bottom and Titania

Teaching tips

  • Each prompt names a line range from the play, which the worksheet does not reproduce, so students work alongside the text.

Skills covered

  • Interpreting symbolism — supporting a reading of the donkey head with cited lines

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Symbolism
  • Dramatic irony
  • Textual evidence

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