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What does your class want to know about William Shakespeare's The Tempest? Host a discussion about the questions high schoolers have about the play with a KWHL activity in which they write down their inquiries, what they already know, what they've learned, and how they learned it.
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Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Have kids keep their KWHL charts in a reading or language arts notebook so they can refer back throughout the novel unit
- Prompt kids to come up with their own probing or central questions as homework before you start the KWHL lesson
Classroom Considerations
- Provides some examples for questions and concepts, but you'll to provide more concrete ideas for kids to consider
- Lesson was written by a student teacher, so many points and procedures are very detailed
Pros
- Inspires critical thinking and questioning the text
- Prompts kids to conduct their own research to find the answers to their questions, whether it's in the text or with additional resources
- Versatile for different novels and stories
Cons
- None