Teaching Cyrano de Bergerac | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: In Act 1, Scene 2, Ragueneau, Ligniere, and Le Bret discuss Cyrano de Bergerace with Ciugy. In doing this they are framing Cyrano's entrance, creating anticipation for his arrival onstage. The objective of this lesson is to examine the dramatic purpose of framing an entrance.

1) 1. For class discussion: Make a list on the board of the information regarding Cyrano that Ragueneau, Ligniere, and Le...
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