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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on The Tempest. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the bottom of the page.
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The Tempest
See a plot diagram for William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Besides the plot diagram, there is a random collection of dialogue from various scenes that seem to be a bit out of order.
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The Tempest, Act V, scenes 1 and 2
William Shakespeare's The Tempest, Act V, scenes 1 and 2 are written out on these slides, along with a plot diagram and character list. The slides are all black and white and don't have any direction to them, but the plot diagram is...
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The Tempest: Quiz
In this The Tempest worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions on the plot, characters, and theme of Shakespeare's play.
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Conspiracy after the Storm: Editing Dual Murder Plots in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Students edit scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in documentary fashion and perform their edited scripts. In this play analysis activity, students read through Act 2 and 3 and discuss how and why to cut lines in a play. Students...
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Message in a Bottle
Students read acts from The Tempest and complete analysis activities for the play. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read the first four acts of The Tempest and choose one of the characters to write a rescue message from their point...
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Tempest in the Lunchroom
Pupils act out opening shipwreck scene of The Tempest, or watch and direct others doing it.
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Ariel, the occasionally, tricksy spirit
Students focus on Ariel's character and use online research and close reading in small groups and examine more understanding of the tricks spirit. Each group is assigned a scene and they make notes of Ariel's action, behavior, and...
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Prospero: Turkey or Tyrant?
Students study characterization and the difference between subjective and objective points of view by creating tableaux to depict three interpretations of the story of Prospero's overthrow, each with a very different point of view. They...