Rhinoceros Lesson Plan

Scene Study, Day One

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will be able to understand Ionesco's text in its intended form

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

Initiate a brief discussion with the students about the difference between reading a play and reading a novel. A play was not intended primarily to be read like a book is; it was intended to be read by performers and then performed. Students need to engage with this dimension of the text.

Group students, or allow them to group themselves. These groups should be of varying sizes—some should consist of only two or three...