Henry IV (Pirandello) Lesson Plan

Director's Notebook: Casting & Character Development

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Consider how casting and character development impact the work as performed.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6

Structure:

Today students will continue to develop their director's notebook blog by considering how they would approach casting their play and giving instruction to actors.

Activity

1. For today's assignment, students should address how they would approach casting and character development in their production. Students should read this article and watch the linked clips together in...