Kanthapura Lesson Plan

Interviewing the Characters

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will develop a deeper understanding of the characters by either writing or answering questions about them.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.C, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

In the style of talk show, students will perform as characters from Kanthapura with a "talk show host" asking each character a couple of questions.

Before beginning the performance, put the names of all the characters to be interviewed in a bowl. Also, put "talk show host" in the bowl. Finally, subtract the total number of people in...