Six Characters in Search of an Author Lesson Plan

Theatrical Storytelling

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Consider how the play may be directed, staged, designed and performed in different ways.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

Structure:

In small groups or individually, students should design their own production of Six Characters in Search of an Author. This activity should give students an opportunity to consider how the play can be shaped by many elements beyond the words on the page, as well as how different interpretations of the text can lend themselves to different types of performances (and vice versa). Students should...