Coriolanus Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read all of Act III of William Shakespeare's Coriolanus.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act III, Scene 1

CORIOLANUS hears once again from his friends in the Senate that the Volscians are preparing yet again to make war upon Rome. Just then, BRUTUS and SICINIUS enter and tell the assembled senators that the plebeians have withdrawn their vote for the...