What was Shakespeare's intent? That is the question at the heart of a summer assignment designed for AP English Literature. Class members focus on five scenes from The Tempest and compare the interactions of Prospero, Caliban, and Miranda, and the depictions of the island, with the observations and commentary made in primary source documents written by early European explorers. 

Concepts

william shakespeare, the tempest, literary analysis

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• The packet may also be used for group work, AP test practice, or as an assessment of understanding

Classroom Considerations

• Designed as a summer reading assignment in preparation for an AP English Literature class, the assignment presumes readers have experience analyzing complex text
• Beware the typos in the New World readings
• The 19-page packet includes five passages from The Tempest, eight primary source documents, and two Native American origin stories

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• The packet provides a rich pairing of scenes from Shakespeare's drama and primary source documents to support a post-colonial interpretation of hte play

Cons

• Neither an answer key nor a scoring guide is included in the packet

Common Core

RL.11-12.1 RL.11-12.4