The Piano Lesson Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will practice engaged and discerning reading skills, learning how to infer characters’ inner thoughts, emotions, and motivations from what is explicitly stated in the text.

2. 2

   Students will explore the unique ways that a play can come to life on stage, such as through specific directorial and acting choices.

3. 3

   Students will think and write about difficult issues in the play, like racism, violence, and sexuality.

4. 4

   Students will practice writing analytically by using concrete evidence from the text to back up and develop original arguments....