Goethe's Faust Lesson Plan

Performance: The Late Show ft. Doctor Faustus

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will creatively interpret aspects of the text in an original production.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

For this exercise, the teacher should break up the class into 3 groups of at least 4 people (the groups can have different numbers of students if so desired). These groups will work on creating and staging a short comedic skit featuring the esteemed Heinrich Faust as an invitee of a late night talk show.

Because of time limitations, students will need to limit their production to a single short scene from the play. Students will also be required to create a short...