Poof! Lesson Plan

Judging Loureen

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will engage with the play's moral perspective

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:

At the center of Poof! is the question of innocence and guilt. Both Florence and Loureen want to know if Loureen killed Samuel, and if that killing is just. This exercise will address those questions.

Break the class into three groups: the prosecutors, the defenders, and the judges.

Ask members of the class to...