Day 5

The Marriage of Figaro Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    It's all French to Me

    Kind of Activity:

    Technology

    Objective:

    Students will examine literary and dramatic elements by comparing English and French versions of the play

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9

    Structure:

    Access the original French version of The Marriage of Figaro at Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20577/20577-h/20577-h.htm. Students will be assigned particular sections of Act V or specific concepts to compare side by side with the Holcroft translation.

    Note to teacher: A French-to-English dictionary is a good resource if available, but for this assignment, Google...

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