The Rover Lesson Plan

Scene Work (Day 1)

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with Behn's text in its intended form

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

Initiate a 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 actors and then performed. Some students have likely noted that the events in The Rover can be somewhat confusing; consider asking if they've ever tried to describe the story of a complex action movie, or a game, and how much more difficult it is when someone...