The Seagull Lesson Plan

Scene Study, Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with Chekhov's text in its intended form

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.5; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.6; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.6

Structure:

Initiate a brief 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, and for an audience to understand it through the performance. Remind them of the previous day's discussion on Stanislavski; this is their chance to really apply...