Rombough's Grade 8 English Class Site:   The Tempest
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Lesson Date Brief Description of Objectives
June 2nd
  • To introduce the premise behind the opening conflict in the Tempest.
  • To introduce and describe the characters.
  • To prepare for a first reading by describing images and significances of shipwrecks and storms
  • To translate Shakespearean prose into modern description, in order to establish setting and mood..
June 3rd
  • To comprehend important plot and character elements Act 1, Scene 2 of the Tempest.
  • To translate Shakespeare's text into modern, simple English
June 4th To comprehend important plot elements of the Tempest, for the purpose of previewing the play.
June 7th No time for the Tempest, so we are going to do some comparative literature work with Lord of the Flies (the movie) and Forbidden Planet (movie based on the Tempest)
June 8th  To discover similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies(film) and the Tempest.

 
 

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