Shakespeare: The Tempest

Unit Plan

Chelsea Allman

Analyzing the Learners

– 11th grade class

– Mostly white but with some cultural diversity

– Socioeconomically diverse

– 25 students, 12 boys, 13 girls. 19 white, 4 African American, 2 Latino.

– Contains visual, auditory, and hands-on learners.

– The class is familiar with who Shakespeare is and has already read some of his works such as Romeo and Juliet

Main Objective:

– Students will analyze and elaborate on key points in Shakespeare's The Tempest with 100% accuracy by the end of the week. They will achieve this through lectures, class discussions, reading text, watching videos and class projects.

Day by Day

Day 1: Review on Shakespeare and his most notable works. Introduction to The Tempest through a video. Assign presentation topic.

Day 2: Read Acts 1 and 2 of The Tempest. Start class discussion/ daily writings. Select groups for final project.

Day 3: Read Acts 3 and 4 of the Tempest. Class discussion/daily writing. Watch a video explain how to complete the project.

Day 4: Read Act 5 and Epilogue. Class discussion/daily writing. Have students write their own ending to The Tempest in small groups.

Day 5: Watch scenes from The Tempest. Students reenact their alternate endings and present their final projects.

Use of Technology

In this unit, the technology will include:

PowerPoints, videos, researching via The Tempest and Internet, and minimal arts and crafts. Making sure that the Smartboard and computer are working for lecture, presentations, and videos. Setting the classroom for the reenactment on Day 5 and all props and decorations are in working order and use of the smartboard is assessable if needed.

Some activities using this technology that will be incorporated into this unit are: PowerPoint presentation, videos watched in-class, and the reenactments of the ending the small groups created in which the students will be given freedom to use many different mediums of their choice from Smartboard to arts and crafts.

Work Cited:

– Crowther, John. No Fear Shakespeare: The Tempest. New York: SparkNotes, 2003. web. http://nfs.sparknotes.com/tempest /

– Shakespeare, William, and Christine Dymkowski. The Tempest. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2000. Print.

– "Shakespeare Summarized: The Tempest." YouTube. YouTube, 05 May 2014. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2YEqSZo54>.

– Teaching guide for The Tempest http://www.calshakes.org/v4/media/teachers_guides/Tempest_Teachers_Guide_web.pdf

– "William Shakespeare - Mini Biography." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Dec. 2012. Web. 04 Feb. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geev441vbMI>.