Long Day's Journey Into Night Lesson Plan

Creating the Scene: O'Neill's Use of Descriptive Stage & Actor Directions

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will closely examine a few selected scene segments from the play, evaluate and discuss the scenes O'Neill presents as they imagine them based on the descriptions.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5

Structure:

This activity helps students to look closely at O'Neill's imagery, evaluate his in-depth descriptions of people and surroundings, and discuss how he creates the evocative scenes and descriptions of events for which ...