Part of the KS3 English curriculum.
KS3 English Year 8: The Tempest: Power, Freedom and Forgiveness is a step-by-step online learn guide for Key Stage 3 pupils in Years 7 to 9. It covers the storm: chaos and status in Act 1 Scene 1, prospero's story: exposition in Act 1 Scene 2, ariel and Caliban: two kinds of servitude, 'This island's mine': Caliban and colonial readings, ferdinand and Miranda: love under Prospero's control, plots and parallels: Antonio, Sebastian, Stephano and Trinculo and forgiveness and freedom: Act 5 and the Epilogue, then brings it all together with mixed retrieval and unit challenge.
There are 23 short steps of about 15 minutes (roughly 6 hours of learning), each made of bite-size explanations with key words, tables and examples, and every bite-size is followed by an activity you check straight away. Key terms include Romance, Status, Exposition, Motive, Servitude, Liberty, Colonialism, Interpretation, Aside, Manipulate, Subplot and Mirror.
