The Marriage of Figaro Activities & Classroom Projects

Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Commedia Dell'Arte

Students will create paper mache masks based on their favorite, or most inspiring character. Have students create the masks in commedia dell'arte style.

2. Suzanne's Symbolic Wreath

Create Suzanne's wreath. Use flowers. Try to express the meaning of the wreath; that love is more powerful than desire.

3. The Biography of Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais

Research the author of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais, and present an author biography to the class.

4. Act Out