Knowledge/Skill Building

📚 Shakespeare and American Drama Moves

Engage and critique perspectives Select and develop my message CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.7 TH:Re8.HS2.c TH:Re9.HS3.c CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3 TH:Cr3.HS1.a Submission Required

Students revisit selected moments from a Shakespeare play and an American drama already studied, focusing on how structure, scene turns, and staging conventions create political tension for audiences. They create a short craft transfer chart naming techniques they can adapt in their own script, such as direct address, juxtaposition, chorus-like voice, or interrupted dialogue.

Plan day
Day 18
Duration
60 min
Grouping
Pair
Steps