Blood Wedding Lesson Plan

Comparing Productions

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to compare two different productions of the play; to discuss various possible directorial choices

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9

Structure:

Recall the reviews of different productions of the play that you read for homework. Different productions of the same play can be exceedingly contrasting. Find a filmed production of Blood Wedding and play a 15-minute clip for the class. Ask the class what they noticed about this interpretation. What choices did the director, designers, and actors make that they agreed with or disagreed with?

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