The Phantom of the Opera Lesson Plan

Analyze an Aria

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Explore Webber’s musical in more depth; explore how the musical expresses important aspects of Leroux’s text

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.7

Structure:

Divide the class into small groups of three or four. Assign each group a song from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical; you may take requests if groups have a favorite song, but try not to have two groups choose the same song. Possibilities for songs include: "Think of Me," "Angel of Music," "Music of the Night," "All I Ask of You," "The Phantom of the Opera," "Masquerade," and "The Point of No Return."

Tell each group to analyze their song,...