Six Characters in Search of an Author Lesson Plan

Students should read "Preface to Six Characters in Search of an Author." A free version of this text can be found here: https://www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/lp/sixp.htm

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

“Preface to Six Characters in Search of an Author,” by Luigi Pirandello

Pirandello personifies “Fantasy” as a...