The Wild Duck Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Act I of The Wild Duck.

Common Core Objectives

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2. 2

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

Act I

Act I begins with a dinner party thrown by the wealthy Norwegian businessman Håkon Werle in honor of his son Gregers Werle. Gregers has been away working in his father’s lumber business (colloquially known as the "Højdal Works") for more than a decade, and has rarely spoken with his father during...