Anna in the Tropics Lesson Plan

Progressive Performance Day 2: Performance History and Creating Costumes

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will research performance history and make decisions regarding the kinds of costumes they will try to create for their scene.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.9-10.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7

Structure:

Have students work in their groups and research the performance history of Anna in the Tropics and Nilo Cruz's plays in general. Ask them to locate several iterations of their characters. For example, if a group is set to perform Act 2, Scene 2, ask students to find multiple portrayals of each of the scene's characters: Juan...