Use this activity to engage all types of learners, while requiring that they refer to and incorporate details from the text over the course of the activity.

Activity 1: “Digging into Shakespeare with Holling”

In this activity, students will analyze a work of Shakespeare for its themes about the nature of humanity.

This novel uses the works of Shakespeare to prompt reflections about the meaning of life. Shakespeare’s focus on universal human behaviors and themes is why his work persists even now, more than 400 years later.

Part A - Selection and Review

Select a monologue or a full-length play to read or watch. As you read or watch, take notes on major themes, questions you have, character reflections, thoughts, and inspirations that arise. You will need these notes for Part B.

• Select one of these full-length performances of The Tempest

o “The Tempest: TK Grade 4-6 Student Performance at Singapore Repertory Theatre” from CIS Communications

o “The Tempest by William Shakespeare | University Players’ The Tempest by William Shakespeare” from University Players

o “Curtain Call’s Shakespeare on the Green: The Tempest” from Curtain Call, Inc.

OR

• Select one of these full-length performances of Much Ado About Nothing

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