The Visit Lesson Plan

Students should read Act One of The Visit.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

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 I

The Swiss town of Güllen eagerly awaits the arrival of Claire Zachanassian, an extraordinarily wealthy woman who grew up in Güllen. Through the gossip of the townspeople, we learn that Güllen has...