A Room With a View Lesson Plan

Choreographing the Novel

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

To understand and portray the literal movement of the novel and the physicality of Forster's writing

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Forster's novel is incredibly lush. There are allusions to mythology, religion, art, and more. His descriptions of the landscape and the characters are vivid and sensual. However, settled within these descriptions is a very physical, choreographed novel. Some of the physicality might be overlooked on first reading, and students might miss how important movement is to the novel. A...