Day 2

Angels in America Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Staged Reading

    Kind of Activity:

    Performance

    Objective:

    To understand the intricacies of performing the scenes in the play

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4

    Structure:

    As Angels in America was being developed, it received several staged readings that helped Kushner develop the text. A staged reading has actors reading the text and performing some of the action, but without the production values of costumes, sets, lights, and complex blocking. In order to help students appreciate the...

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