The Tempest - teaching resource

The Tempest – Complete GCSE Unit of Work

(192-slide PowerPoint, 22-page booklet & full lesson overview)

This comprehensive GCSE English Literature teaching resource provides everything you need to deliver Shakespeare’s The Tempest with confidence and creativity. The unit includes a 192-slide fully editable PowerPoint, a 22-page booklet of worksheets, and a detailed lesson overview, making it ideal for classroom teaching, intervention, revision, and independent study.

Designed for learners of all abilities, the unit develops students’ understanding of the play’s plot, characters, themes, language, and historical context through a wide range of analytical, creative, and discussion-based activities.

Key features of the resource:

• Approaching Shakespeare – Tips for reading Elizabethan language, understanding structure, and decoding vocabulary

• Detailed character studies – In-depth analysis of Prospero, Miranda, Ariel, Caliban, Ferdinand, Antonio, and Sebastian

• Scene-by-scene exploration – Activities to reinforce understanding of the plot and subplots

• Language and imagery – Studying Shakespeare’s techniques and use of poetic devices

• Key themes and ideas – Order and disorder, power and control, colonisation, slavery and freedom, redemption and forgiveness

• Historical and social context – Examining attitudes to foreign countries, empire, and colonisation in the early 1600s

• Stagecraft and conflict – Analysing how Shakespeare creates tension, resolves conflict, and restores order

• Variety of lesson activities – Comprehension questions, discussion tasks, spoken English work, and extension challenges

• Essay-writing support – Guidance on planning and structuring responses to Shakespeare exam-style questions

• Integrated video links – Supporting the study of key scenes and character dynamics

Accessible, engaging, and fully editable, this complete Tempest unit supports all major exam board specifications, including AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, and OCR.

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