The Alchemist (Jonson) Lesson Plan

Diary Entries

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will write a journal entry from the perspective of one of the play's main characters.

Structure:

Students will write a journal entry of 400-500 words detailing the internal life of a chosen character.

Students may choose from any character in the play, as long as they are able to prepare a substantive journal entry for them. Students should assume that characters are writing these entries after the events of Act 4.

Students are expected, to the best of their abilities, to write in their chosen character's voice and to respond appropriately to the events of today's reading (though they are not expected...