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Outline of Play:
Read one act per night, discuss acts during class, lecture and note-taking,
question, answers, acting out scenes, translating. On occasion, one act may
be read over two or more evenings for homework.
Watch film version of play
Provide base questions to small groups who will prepare Socratic
presentations using discussion, scene recreation, direction and analysis
as they delve deeper into each play.
Presentation week: Each group presents their act or characters to the class
using visual aides, acting out scenes, interpreting scenes, etc.
Test is written based on presentations and discussion.
Formal project or paper assigned (this includes, essays, synthesized
scripts, character analyses, arguments about the play, relevance, etc).
Total time on each play: approximately 5-7 weeks.