Conspiracy after the Storm: Editing Dual Murder Plots in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

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Students edit scenes from Shakespeare's The Tempest in documentary fashion and perform their edited scripts. In this play analysis lesson, students read through Act 2 and 3 and discuss how and why to cut lines in a play. Students create a documentary that focuses on the conspiracy plots in the scenes and edit their scripts. Students then perform their edited scenes and identify parallels between the plots and editorial decisions.

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play analysis, the tempest, william shakespeare

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play analysis, shakespeare lessons, the tempest, english language arts

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Resource Details

Grade

12th - Higher Ed

Subjects

English Language Arts