The Marriage of Figaro Lesson Plan

Figaro on Trial Today

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will rewrite and perform the trial scene in a modern context

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4

Structure:

Students will create a modern interpretation of the trial scene in Act III. Since the scene is fairly long, divide students into groups and assign a section of the scene to each group . An example of how to divide the scene is:

Group 1 will take the first half: Marcelina describes her case to Don Guzman, and Figaro and Bartholo argue over the contested word ("I shall be happy, Mr. President, to...