The Tempest

A programme showing a range of techniques that can be used to explore 'The Tempest' with KS3 students.

A set of comprehension questions on the Act 3 Scene 1.

A great resource to get pupils digging out quotations from Act 1 Scene 2 and Act 3 Scene 1. Useful for revision after both scenes have been studied.

A lovely resource where pupils identify key themes and ideas in Act 3 Scene 2 and Act 4 Scene 1.

This resource contains cloze passages for each act in the play. Also includes extension tasks.

Pre-reading activities and activities on Act 1 Scene 1 of The Tempest. (You could follow this with the resource called Performing Act 1 Scene 1.)

A class debate with two motions regarding Prospero's treatment of Caliban in 'The Tempest'. This resource includes debating rules and guidance.

A listing of all words with a frequency of 4 and above, in order of ascending frequency. The list is split roughly between Lexical words and Grammatical Words. Interesting discoveries are highlighted. These would need to be checked in context.

Learn or revise who's who in the play with this fun starter / plenary.

Answers to the matching activity.

An essay question and advice for writing under timed conditions.

Answering a question about the play in performance.

A great starter activity.

Using PEE to help achieve a Level 5.

A complete scheme of work with resources for low-mid ability Y12 students; also useful for GCSE and possibly KS3.

Look at examples and write your own.

Consider - is the use of magic benign or malignant?

You are the sole survivors of a shipwreck and are washed up on a desert island… Includes instructions and role cards.