Why should you read a story about a magician, his daughter, a slave, a monster, a sprite, a witch, and a prince? Find out what William Shakespeare's The Tempest all about and why it is still a worthy read, despite being written over...

A magician strands a group of people on a deserted island and The Tempest begins. A video introduces English learners to Shakespeare's dramatic—and final—play. After listening to a summary of the plot and analysis of one of the...

William Shakespeare's work speaks to everyone, regardless of race, gender, or social class. A short video discusses key aspects of the Bard and his craft, including his use of iambic pentameter. Activities accompany the video to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a video interview of director Rob Curry's discussing his version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, a documentary about a group of young people from an East London as they stage the play. He explains...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a 1908 silent film adaptation of The Tempest directed by Percy Stow, who used an innovative cinematic technique in which he tells the story in 11 scenes with descriptive title slides between...

In this lesson, you will learn how to analyze the structure of a dramatic text by creating a timeline of events. [6:15]

In this lesson, you will learn to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text by referencing footnotes strategically. [10:04]

In this lesson, you will learn how a complex character is developed by contrasting that character's perception of themselves with the perception of others. [7:03]

In this lesson, you will learn to analyze how a complex character advances the plot of a text by examining different interpretations of that character's narration of events. [8:00]

In this lesson, you will learn how a character develops over the course of a text by analyzing his or her interactions with other characters. [7:38]