Daily Lessons for Teaching Tales from Shakespeare

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: The Tempest is a particularly effective story because the wronged duke Prospero brings his enemies to the island and forgives them. The story emphasizes the power of human forgiveness over inhuman revenge. The objective of this lesson is to examine to moral of forgiveness in The Tempest.

1) 1. For class discussion: As a class, discuss the wrongs committed against Prospero by his enemies. Make...
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