Ways Into Shakespeare: The Tempest

Subject: English Literature
Level: Secondary
Age Group: 11 - 14
Order Number: 5024

Ways Into Shakespeare

Do your pupils grimace and groan when you take a set of Shakespeare plays into the classroom?

Is the unfamiliar language and inaccessible texts a barrier with modern pupils?

This set of worksheets is designed to provide flexible and innovative ways to help teachers before the introduction the Shakespearean text.

Each pack consists of 20 sides of pupil activities, pupil support material and guidance notes.

• Suitable for all secondary school levels
• Includes photocopiable master worksheets and full teacher's notes
• All based on successful classroom practice
• Uses literature sources both contemporary with and prior to Shakespeare

The Tempest

Group role-play ideas for introducing the play. The pupils will be discussing the characters and relationships before even knowing what they are going to study! Guidance notes show how this can be extended to cover the whole plot, providing opportunities for extensive language work at the same time as provoking interest in the ideas of the play.

Worksheets introduce adaptable extensions to the original role-play at key stages throughout the play.