Arcadia Lesson Plan

Stoppard in the Name of Love

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will become more familiar with the playwright and the background of the original and revival productions

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3,

Structure:

Screen this interview with Tom Stoppard on Charlie Rose, recorded around the time of the original production of Arcadia in the United States, and distribute this article from the New York Times written around the time that the play was revived on Broadway.

Lead the class in a discussion, providing scaffolding questions like:

• What kind of picture do these pieces...