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Home and Exile in The Tempest

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)Key Stage 5 (ages 16+)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0
Topic
The Tempest
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Classroom resource

Hot seat some of the characters in The Tempest to discuss different notions of what home is.

"You Taught Me Language" - Language and Power in The Tempest

Teaching level
Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)Key Stage 5 (ages 16+)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0
Topic
The Tempest
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Classroom resource

A classroom resource for KS4/5 looking at the politics of language in the play in relation to Caliban.

An Active Introduction to The Tempest

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0C2 / IELTS 8.5-9.5
Topic
The Tempest
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Classroom resource

A fun first contact with The Tempest. This introduction makes use of an easy interactive storytelling technique that involves the entire class.

EFL Snappy Shakespeare Script: The Tempest

Teaching level
B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5
Topic
The Tempest
Resource type
Classroom resource

This reduced script tells a story using lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest to get students familiar with the material. Perfect for a 20-minute classroom production of The Tempest.

EFL Creative Writing: Casting A Spell

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5
Topic
The Tempest
Resource type
Classroom resource

This creative writing activity lets students cast their own spell to summon up a tempest.

EFL The Tempest Soundscape

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5C1 / IELTS 7.0-8.0
Topic
The Tempest
Resource type
Classroom resource

This fun classroom activity allows the class to think about the sounds that would be present on an island and leads them towards creating a soundscape together.

EFL A Quiz About The Tempest

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5
Topic
The Tempest
Resource type
Classroom resource

Take this quiz to review basic plot points and facts about William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

EFL Creative Writing: Prospero's Island

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5
Topic
The Tempest
Resource type
Classroom resource

A creative writing activity in which students write and share their own description of the island in William Shakespeare's The Tempest.

EFL The Tempest Plot Summary

Teaching level
Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14)Key Stage 4 (ages 14-16)B1 / IELTS 4.0-5.0B2 / IELTS 5.5-6.5
Topic
The Tempest
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Classroom resource

This is a two page plot summary of The Tempest. Ideal to familiarise your students with the what and whereabouts in the play.

Shakespeare Week

Teaching level
Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7)Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11)
Topic
MacbethA Midsummer Night's DreamRomeo and JulietThe TempestHistorical contextShakespeare's Language
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Classroom resource

The Shakespeare Week website offers a huge variety of free educational resources for Key Stages 1 and 2 to download, adapt, and use across the curriculum.

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