Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Lesson Plan

Read the first half of Act One, from the play's opening through the entrance of Hamlet (pp. 7-24 in the 1967 Faber & Faber edition).

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.B
   Work with peers to set rules for collegial discussions and decision-making (e.g., informal consensus, taking votes on key issues, presentation of alternate views), clear goals and deadlines, and individual roles as needed.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6
   Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
   Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well...