Day 4

Coriolanus Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

For this section, students should read all of Act IV 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 IV, Scene 1

CORIOLANUS prepares to leave Rome in exile, and says goodbye to VOLUMNIA, VIRGILIA, MENENIUS, and COMINIUS. He tries to cheer them, and says that Rome will learn to better appreciate him in his absence. His mother, in tears, asks CORIOLANUS to allow...

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