The Tempest
Shakespeare’s final play, The Tempest is a tragicomedy set on an uncharted island in the Mediterranean early in the sixteenth century. The dominant themes are sin, atonement, forgiveness, and reconciliation. The story intermingles magic with political intrigue and romance.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
British Drama
Student Activities
Students analyze the plot, characters, themes, and language. They paraphrase lines from the play and role play scenes. Students research and write as they examine the nature of comedy and tragedy.
The supplementary materials include writing assignments, additional projects, sample literary analysis, and a character quiz and an objective test with answer keys.
Ethical Values
- Compassion
- Courage
- Freedom
- Truth
- Responsibility
Check us out on Facebook!