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The Tempest : drama strategies.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- KS3 English ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.
- English language--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
- English language.
- Drama in education--Great Britain.
- Drama in education.
- Genre:
- Instructional television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (16 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- RSC Learning Network teacher Jude Graham uses drama strategies to compare the character of Prospero in the two key scenes of the Tempest. She starts with a game of wink murder in which the students die reciting some of Prospero's lines. Focussing on the opening of Act 5, scene 1, students collectively read out the text using the rhythm of the iambic pentameter. By pinpointing areas of the text where the rhythm breaks down, the class are able to identify the exact moment where Prospero undergoes a change of heart. Experimenting with how he delivers the line, students are encouraged to see how and why this change might happen. The motives behind his decision are further examined through improvisation. In groups of three, students take on the role of either good angel or bad angel to represent the conflict in Prospero's conscience. To understand how the play could either be interpreted by a director or an audience, the class play different characters to tell the story of the Tempest.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
- OCLC:
- 829687861
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