Shakespeare Shorties are for teachers who are long on ambition but short on time. These short, fifteen-minute scripts are a great way to expose middle grades to William Shakespeare's legendary stories, characters, and language in a format that is quick and easy to grasp.
Shakespeare Shorties can be used for formal performances or as a fun activity to get a class up and moving and students interacting with the text. Introducing Shakespeare with short, hilarious scripts allows important ground work for more in depth studies in years to come.
"The Tempest" is a fantasy and therefore a great introduction for middle schoolers to William Shakespeare. A powerful sorcerer, a pregnant witch, a bossy air spirit, a disgruntled monster, a heartbroken king, an evil duke, wayward servants, a handsome prince and beautiful girl...betrayal and forgiveness...O, brave new world! You name it, it's all right here in Shakespeare's last play.