The Pillowman Lesson Plan

Scene Study, Day 1 - Stylization

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with The Pillowman in its intended form

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

Initiate a discussion with the students about the difference between reading a play and reading a novel. A play was not intended primarily to be read like a book is; it was intended to be read by actors and then performed. The same is true of plays. Students may note when applying this to The Pillowman that the play might be difficult to put onstage or to see onstage, since it's so violent, more like a horror movie. Discuss this topic: how...