Murder in the Cathedral Lesson Plan

Drama's in the Details: Eliot's Use of Evocative Imagery & Poetic Language

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will closely examine a few selected scene segments from the play, discuss the poetic language & tragic tropes Eliot uses to convey ideas in the play, and evaluate significance.

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:

In this activity, students will practice close reading scene segments to evaluate Eliot's use of language, dramatic tropes, and imagery, and discuss how he creates the evocative scenes and poetic and...