Breakfast at Tiffany's Lesson Plan

Taking on the Characters: Breakfast at Tiffany's Role Play

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will get a chance to embody Holly and the narrator while exploring their characters

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4

Structure:

Students should be split into groups of five and asked to turn to the section that begins with "And I Did: Without The." In their groups, students should choose which characters they'll be for the first round of role play: the narrator, Holly, and three older Italian women. Throughout the activity, students should rotate so that each students has a chance to play each part (Holly, the...