Cane Lesson Plan

Remaking a Play

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Consider the differences between different literary genres and practice writing scripts.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Toomer originally wrote "Kabnis" as a play. When he transformed it into a story, he kept certain elements of a script, such as the way in which he attributes dialogue and detailed descriptions of settings. Divide students into groups of 5 and ask them to rewrite a scene from the story as a scene in a play. What will the setting look like on a stage? What props will be present? How do characters deliver lines? What is their body language? Students should discuss these...