Shakespeare The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2 Language Analysis Sebastian

This GCSE English Literature lesson on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Act 2, Scene 1 is a fully structured, ready-to-use resource designed to develop students’ skills in character analysis, language exploration, and critical writing. This could be used for AQA, Edexcel, OCR or Eduqas. The resource is ideal for helping students understand Shakespeare’s techniques in characterisation, moral ambiguity, and persuasive language.

Focusing on Sebastian and his interactions with Antonio as they attempt pt murder Gonzalo and Alonso, the lesson guides students through a progression of activities:

• Reviewing key subject terminology
• Annotating the text for AO1 and AO2
• Writing detailed analytical paragraphs, and
• Critiquing their own and peers’ work.

The lesson pack includes:

1. A detailed lesson plan ready for a lesson observation.
2. A comprehensive PowerPoint with guiding questions, discussion prompts, and exemplar analytical paragraphs at Levels 4, 6, and 8, giving students clear models of high-quality writing and practical steps to elevate their own work.
3. A handout for annotation provided to support active reading and note-taking.

Happy teaching! :-)