1. We’ve got like 3 pages left to read, so…
Get a book,
open your journal and
scroll to your comprehension questions.
Wait quietly, please.

2. Warm Up: Monday, April 23rd
Answer the questions below:
Why do people lie?
What does it feel like to lie?
Why is it difficult for some people to tell the truth?
Is it always easy to know the difference between a lie and the truth? Why/how?

3. While we’re talking about lying,
What other main concepts or ideas do you think the play utilizes in the beginning of its first act?

4. What our playwright has said about lying (in the beginning of Act I):
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”  

5. Learning Targets
I can apply topics/theme words to the first part of Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest in order to predict how these same topics will be addressed in the remainder of the play. 

6. Task
You will be given a one-word topic and put into a group. With your group,
Using the categories on your graphic organizer, identify what is being said about your topic through the words and events shown in Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest. You have15 minutes.

7. What our playwright has said about lying:
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” (page 6) Consider tone, dramatic/comedic conventions, characterization, and setting.

8. Topics in Earnest/Groups
Honesty
Brendan, Heather, Hunter, Ethan, Victoria, Eli M., Mia
Love and Marriage
Ryan, Ben, Sam B., Eli P., Jordan, Kate M.,
Society
Justin, Madi S., Austin, Agnes, Kate F., Christian,
Morality
Eric, Emma, Clayton, Hannah, Luke, Kate L.,
Decadence
Joe, Max, Jake, Jacob, Sara, Matt, Carease,

9. Review Findings
One student from each group will share the group’s overall summation of how the act handles each topic.

10. Wrap Up
Think back to the structure of the comedy (look at your notes if you don’t remember). Based on what you know about each of the topics, predict how the topics are handled will change throughout the rest of Act I, and then through the rest of the play.
**You may create a bulleted list in your journal in order to address each of the topics.