Teaching The Empty Space | 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: Peter Brook: Today's lesson will introduce students to the study of The Empty Space by examining its author, Peter Brook. In the 1960s and 70s, British theatre director and teacher Peter Brook was viewed, by theatre practitioners and audiences alike, as one of the most daring and innovative theatre artists in the world. In this class, students will overview the author's history within the theatre and...
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