All's Well That Ends Well Lesson Plan

Scene Study (Day 1)

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with Shakespeare's work in its intended form

Structure:

Initiate a discussion with the students about the difference between reading a play and reading a novel. A play was not intended primarily to be read like a book is; it was intended to be read by actors and then performed. Refer back to the previous day's Set and Costume Vision Boards activity and note that, although one could consider a play to be told with "only dialogue," it is in fact also told by actors, designers, and directors in collaboration with that dialogue. However, students should grasp the key point: a play is...