William Shakespeare,
The Tempest
Lesson plans and teaching ideas
| For introductory, background and other resources, try Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age . For links to other plays, try the Shakespeare Main Page. |
On this page, a tabloid-style summary of the play from the BBC. Follow links to learn how your students can produce something similar.
Students use journals, reading logs, seminar discussions, artistic analysis, and acting to explore the play. These lessons emphasize the relationship between knowing and seeing. Unit plan includes essential questions.
If you want your students to get up and perform Shakespeare, here are some abridged scripts:
The Merchant of Venice
,
A Midsummer Night's Dream
,
Macbeth
,
Romeo and Juliet
, and
The Tempest
.
Background, scene-by-scene synopsis, and a variety of activities related to the Elizabethan era, plot, character, language, theme, reader response, and more. Requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.
Reading strategies, including an anticipation guide, questioning strategies, and an approach to vocabulary.
Plot summary, themes, study questions, more.
Background, summary, discussion questions, analysis, suggestions for writing about the play, sample essay questions.
Analysis from Sparknotes.
"Students ... explore the
Sea Venture
's wreck on Bermuda in 1609 as inspiration for Shakespeare's
The Tempest
."
Was
The Tempest
inspired in part by accounts of the wreck of the ship, the
Sea Venture
? This audio file from
Shakespeare in American Life
explores the possibility.
Text of a college-level introductory lecture on the play, with emphasis on interpretation.