Death Comes for the Archbishop Lesson Plan

The Age of Isabella

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will act out a key scene in the story.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

The incident with Doña Isabella is a surprisingly comic moment in an otherwise serious novel. For that reason, it might take a little more work to help the scene stand out.

To alleviate that problem, students will use this project to act out the ridiculous courtroom scene with Isabella.

1. Begin by reading the courtroom scene...