Exploration of language in Act 1 Scene 2 of The Tempest
1. Iambic Pentameter
Individually, create one line of verse about
the date of your birthday (eg. My birthday’s
on the thirteenth day in March)
In pairs, create as many lines of verse about
Christmas as you can in 5 minutes:
5. Writing
Choose one of your points about language and
write a PEE paragraph analysing how Shakespeare
uses this language technique to illustrate
Prospero’s power in the scene.
6. Peer Assess
Swap your work with the person next
to you. Highlight the:
POINT
EVIDENCE
EXPLAINATION
In each of their paragraphs.