Read the Prologue and Part 1.
Common Core Objectives
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7
- 2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2
- 3
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2
Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Prologue
The prologue is written like a play and details Felix’s script for The Tempest as he does it in the correctional center. The prologue ends with chaos, confusion and gunfire. It is unclear whether the end is real or part of the show.
