Arcadia is in many ways a difficult text, its actions related to intimate moments and intellectual activity. Students who struggle should be encouraged to follow the relationships in the play: how do they shift in the face of different moments of knowledge or passion?
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays. For the sake of improving their written expression, teachers should encourage students to write on topics that have been discussed in class, this time in the more formal writing style...
