Equus Lesson Plan

Recording Roleplay

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Through role playing, students will complicate their understanding of both worship and expression within the world of the play

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 ; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D

Structure:

Begin the exercise with a class-wide discussion on the nature of worship. While some characters are invested in explicitly religious worship, all of the major characters have belief systems that bring meaning and order to their daily lives. Briefly outline the belief systems by which each of the major characters abide. Some will be more obvious, such as Dora's Christianity, and some might be...