The House of Bernarda Alba Lesson Plan

Staging "The House of Bernarda Alba"

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

To help students understand the technical aspects of the play and how they can add to the meaning in the text

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.B, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Challenge your class to come up with a production proposal for their own performance of The House of Bernarda Alba!

Have the students break up into the following groups: set design, costume design, lighting and sound design, and directing. Keep the groups small (3-4 people), so depending on how large your class is you can have...