Collaborate with your class after reading William Shakespeare's The Tempest with a group labeling activity. As you note key concepts or words from the play on the board, class members suggest associations and connections to each one, and apply evidence from the text to tie the concepts all together.

Concepts

the tempest, william shakespeare, Vocabulary, context clues

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the strategy throughout the unit to see if pupils' perceptions change during their reading
• List unfamiliar words or vocabulary words from the play to guide the activity and help with understanding
• For homework, have readers compile a list of words or concepts that they'd like to address

Classroom Considerations

• You will need to provide modeling and demonstration for the concept, as it could be confusing without concrete examples
• Assessment opportunity is an essay, but the lesson does not include additional instructions or rubric

Pros

• Versatile for any part of the play, as well as other plays or stories
• Clarifies important concepts from The Tempest for readers who may not understand what is happening in certain parts

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.4 RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3 RL.11-12.4