The Wild Duck Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Act III of The Wild Duck.

Common Core Objectives

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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Act III

In Act III, Gregers shows himself to be a less than ideal housemate, and Hjalmar struggles to stay motivated with his photography. In his spare time, he keeps his father company and even helps him "hunt" upstairs in the garret with an old pistol.

Their shenanigans startle Gregers at one...