Create a picture dictionary for one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays. After readers finish The Tempest, they assign each letter of the alphabet to a concept or character, and add a description and evidence from the text to the page.

Concepts

the tempest, william shakespeare, reading comprehension, summaries

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have readers work on the project throughout the unit
• Feature the books in a literary fair to show peers and/or parents

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson promises that readers will see examples, but the resource does not include examples of finished projects
• You'll need to bulk up and clarify the rubric, as it's vague and not based on skill demonstration

Pros

• A cute idea that you could use with any novel or piece of literature
• Promotes critical thinking and creativity

Cons

• Rubric would need to be revised

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.3