Wilhelm Tell (Friedrich Schiller)
An adventure in classical German literature: Switzerland, 13th century. Throughout the land, provincial governors cruelly attempt to break the resistance of the Swiss population. The tyrannical bailiff, Gessler, proves himself a leader in this effort. When forcing courageous archer, Wilhelm Tell, to commit a horrible act, he went too far …
Friedrich Schiller's famous drama of the legendary Rütlioath and Tell's shot of the apple retold for easy comprehension. Reader includes footnotes explaining difficult vocabulary, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar exercises.
Level 3+
Unique Words: extensive
Tense(s): multiple
Glossary: yes
©2011. German. Level 3+. High school. 6 x 8 inches. Softcover, 79 pages.
Write a review
love this series
Mar 3, 2017 | By Laura M. Eidt
I really like this series of easy readers a lot. There is a nice variety of well-known, important books to choose from and the texts are retold pretty well. I do wish that the vocabulary explanations were a bit more helpful--they are often not any easier to understand than the glossed word itself. I'm also not crazy about most of the exercises included in the text, although there are always a few that are helpful. Mostly I'm just happy to have a text that even beginning students can work with and this series does a great job of providing books for all levels.
