Salome Lesson Plan

Gender and Interpretation in Salome

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will explore the effects of various staging, dramatic interpretation, vocal delivery and casting choices in Salome.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

For this activity, students will examine the range of interpretive possibilities in the medium of a play. They will also explore questions dealing with gender, biblical storytelling, and Oscar Wilde's life.

First, watch the following clip from the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2017 production of...