1. Cyrano Day 1 SWBAT: understand the man behind the play. Notes Vocab
AoW

2. Cyrano de bergerac
Edmond Rostand

3. Edmond rostand 1868-1918 French poet and dramatist Romantic writer
His work contrasted with naturalistic theater popular at the time
Found great success with the play we will read, Cyrano de Bergerac
Ran for 300 consecutive nights
Quickly translated into English, German, Russian, and other European languages

4. The real Cyrano de bergerac
French dramatist and duelist
In fictional works about his life he is featured with an overly large nose
People would TRAVEL to see it…
Portraits suggest that he did have a big nose, but it wasn’t as crazy as it is in the literature about him
Cyrano de Bergerac is about Cyrano’s life

5. Cyrano de bergerac Essential concept – “panache”
French word that carries the connotation of flamboyant manner and reckless courage
Cyrano is considered the epitome of panache
Is panache a good thing?
Who is Cyrano?
A cadet (nobleman serving as a soldier) in the French Army
Brash, strong-willed, talented duelist, poet, musician
He has an enormous nose, which causes him lots of self-doubt
This doubt prevents him from expressing his love for his distant cousin Roxane
He attempts to woo her anyway, and that’s where it gets interesting…

6. Why does appearance become so important in forming relationships and determining self-esteem?
How does appearance thwart full development of human potential?
How can we learn to see beyond the superficial to appreciate and value true beauty?
In what ways do social conventions limit human possibility and choices?
Guiding questions

7. Vocabulary 1 affable bellicose cynosure droll lambast doublet doggerel
moiety
whelp
retinue

8. Cyrano Day 2 SWBAT: decide what their ideal self would look like.
Journal
Ideal selves activity

9. Journal 1
What is the importance of being “pretty”? Why do we put so much pressure on ourselves to weigh a certain amount, or fit into a certain size of clothing, or shop at certain stores?

10. Ideal Self Activity
For this activity, you are going to create your ideal self. Draw a stick figure on your paper, and cut out features from magazines to create the most perfect version of a human form that you would want for yourself.

11. Share and Discuss
Why did you choose to include those features on your person? How has society influenced the way that you see true beauty?

12. Cyrano Day 3 SWBAT: understand the importance of mirrors. Journal
Mirror activity

13. Journal 2 How does our appearance affect the way we see ourselves?
What factors may determine how we see ourselves?

14. Mirror activity In order to meet Cyrano, we must first meet ourselves.
Each of you will look at yourselves in the mirror, and study your face. Focus on one thing that you find unpleasant, problematic, uncomfortable, unsatisfying, or embarrassing about your face or surrounding area (ears, hair, etc.)
Pass the mirror and draw a face. On the face, exaggerate the flaw that you have identified. Draw it larger than it is so that it is the prominent feature.

15. Mirror share
Now that our drawings are complete, we are going to share them.
Discussion Prompt…What happens when you focus on one aspect of your face that displeases you? Do you feel that it creeps into your head and interferes with your view of yourself? Why do we not like our looks?

16. Cyrano day 4
SWBAT: experience interacting in a “market place” as different characters as a preview to the opening scene of Cyrano.
Review pantomime
Scenarios
Begin Act 1

17. Pantomime, Drama, Charades
You will be creating a visual of one of these words in a group. Make sure that we can clearly see the characteristics of:
Pantomime (group 1)
Charades (group 2)
Drama (group 3)

18. Scenarios—You must use pantomime and speaking without embarrassment
1. a quarrel about a price or quality
2. suspicion of theft
3. a very rich person comes to buy
4. a vendor sells refreshments

19. The Characters Baron Christian de Neuvillette Roxane
Cyrano de Bergerac
Brilliant, eloquent, good in a fight, has an abnormally large nose, beautifully gifted in written romance
Baron Christian de Neuvillette
Foil to Cyrano
Shallow, inexperienced, not eloquent or intelligent, but really, really good looking
Roxane
Beautiful, charismatic, distant cousin of Cyrano
Has known Cyrano her whole life and trusts him completely
Is unaware of Cyrano’s true feelings

20. Count de Guiche Ragueneau Viscount de Valvert A confusing character
A villain who fights with Cyrano
Ragueneau
Has many different jobs
The pastry chef
Viscount de Valvert
Nobleman who tries to date Roxane on behalf of Count de Guiche because de Guiche is unable to date her himself because he is engaged to someone else
Rude, spiteful, proud

21. Captain Carbon de Castel-Jaloux Ligniere The Marquises Montfleury
Le Bret
Close friend and fellow soldier of Cyrano
Captain Carbon de Castel-Jaloux
Captain in the cadets
Ligniere
Old drunkard who knows everyone’s name and secrets
The Marquises
Noblemen
Montfleury
Talentless actor
Bellerose
Hotel employee where the play is being performed

22. Cuigy, Brissaillem, Bore, Flower Girl, Trooper
People who are at the play
Sister Martha, Mother Marguerite, Sister Claire
Nuns at the convent
Musketeers
Soldiers
Balthazar Bara
Author of the play that Cyrano is watching in Act I
Duenna
Roxane’s nurse
Lise
Ragueneau’s wife
Cardinal Richelieu
Advisor to the French King
Most powerful person in France
De Guiche’s uncle

23. Act I Scene I parts Doorkeeper/Card player/2nd Page Melanie
(First) Cavalier/Flower Girl/Third Page
Abby
Second Cavalier/A Man/Spectator
Christian
(First) (A) Lackey/Burgher/Another Marquis
Aleksis
Second (Another) Lackey/Another Man
Luehrs
Guardsman/Young Man/Marquis
Shelby
Fencer/Thief/Refreshment Girl
Jake
First (A) Page/Voice from the Upper Gallery/Cuigy
Savannah

24. Act I Scene II Cuigy/Young Man Aleksis Brissaille Melanie
Ligniere/Burgher
Abby
Crowd/Ragueneau
Savannah
First Marquis/Le Bret
Shelby
Christian
Refreshment Girl
Jake
Violist/2nd Marquis
Luehrs

25. Act I scene iii First (A) Marquis/Montfleury Melanie
2nd (Another) Marquis/Cuigy
Shelby
De Guiche
Abby
Christian
Thief/Le Bret
Jake
Crowd/Joyous Shouts/Laughter/Murmurs/Voice
Luehrs
Burgher/Cyrano
Aleksis
Spectator/Ragueneau
Savannah

26. Act I scene iv Montfleury/Nobleman/Meddler/ Muskateer Melanie
A (The) (All) Marquis/Page/Le Bret
Shelby
Cyrano
Aleksis
(Another) Voices (All of them)/Valvert/Doorkeeper
Luehrs
Crowd/Boxes/Ragueneau
Jake
Audience/Bellerose/Light Horseman/Cuigy
Christian
(Young and Old) Burgher/Young Man/De Guiche
Abby
Lady/Jodelet/Lady Intellectuals/Woman/Refreshment Girl
Savannah

27. Act I scene V
Cyrano
Aleksis
Le Bret
Jake
Doorkeeper
Christian

28. Act I scene VI
Duenna
Melanie
Cyrano
Aleksis

29. Act I scene vii Cyrano Aleksis Le Bret Jake Voice/Third Actress
Savannah
Cuigy
Christian
Brissaille
Melanie
Ligniere
Abby
Actress/Jodelet
Shelby
Another Actress
Luehrs

30. Cyrano day 5 SWBAT: expand on characterization Discussion Lit terms
Begin act II?

31. Journal #3/Discussion
“And, to prove that the pen and the sword may not be incompatible partners, the world will not see a ballade, made to measure you.”
Why is this an important quote to discuss before we begin Act II?

32. Characterization Define: 1. Foil 2. Confidante 3. Ingénue
4. Antagonist
5. Protagonist
6. Admirer
In groups of two, choose two lit terms, complete a vocabulary square and then identify which character most likely fits into that description. Defend your reasoning with contextual evidence, as well as a visual representation.

33. Act II scene i First Pastrycook Abby Second Pastrycook Savannah
Third Pastrycook/Another apprentice
Aleksis
Fourth Pastrycook/The apprentice
Melanie
Fifth Pastrycook/Lise
Christian
Ragueneau
Shelby
The Cook
Jake

34. Act II scene iI Ragueneau Shelby First Child Christian Second Child
Abby
Lise
Melanie

35. Act II scene iii Cyrano Aleksis Ragueneau Shelby Lise Melanie
The Musketeer
Christian

36. Act II scene iV Lise Melanie First(A) Poet Savannah Second Poet Abby
Third Poet
Christian
Fourth Poet/Musketeer
Jake
Fifth Poet/Cyrano
Aleksis
Ragueneau
Shelby

37. Act II scene v
Cyrano
Aleksis
The Duenna
Melanie

38. Act II scene Vi
Cyrano
Aleksis
Roxanne
Abby

39. Act II scene Vii Ragueneau/Young Marquis/Brissaille Shelby Cyrano
Aleksis
Carbon/A Burgher/De Guiche
Abby
Voice/Le Bret
Savannah
A (First) (The) Cadet/Another Marquis/Cuigy
Melanie
Second Cadet/Man of Letters/Man/Porter
Christian
Third Cadet/Crowd/People/A Poet
Jake

40. Act II scene viii
Cyrano
Aleksis
Le Bret
Jake

41. Act II scene ix A (The) Cadet/Seventh Cadet Melanie Cyrano Aleksis
Christian
Another (Third) Cadet/Carbon
Savannah
Fourth Cadet
Abby
Fifth Cadet
Jake
Sixth Cadet/Rageuneau
Shelby

42. Act II scene X
Cyrano
Aleksis
Christian

43. Act II scene xi A Cadet Jake All Cadets Melanie Musketeer Abby Carbon
Savannah
Cyrano
Aleksis

44. Act II activity
SWBAT: understand common sayings and phrases with increasing cultural and literary analysis.

45. There are several sayings that can be applied to the play
There are several sayings that can be applied to the play. As we have read, we have seen topics that seem to illustrate the following sayings. In pairs, brainstorm specific examples of when these sayings have been apparent, literally or metaphorically.
The pen is mightier than the sword
All for one and one for all!!!
The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry
Nose out of joint
Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face

46. Journal #4
What does it mean when love is unrequited? Is it better to love from afar or to give up on the unreachable desire for love? Should you settle for someone that is less desirable or continue to pursue love from someone who may not feel the same way?

47. Act IIi scene i
Ragueneau
The Duenna
Roxanne
Cyrano
First (The) Page

48. Act IIi scene ii
Roxane
De Guiche
The Duenna

49. Act IIi scene iii
Roxane
The Duenna
Cyrano

50. Act IIi scene iv
Cyrano
Christian

51. Act IIi scene v
Roxane
Duenna
Christian
Cyrano

52. Act IIi scene vi
Christian
Cyrano
First Page
Second Page

53. Act IIi scene Vii
Roxane
Christian
Cyrano

54. Act IIi scene viii
Cyrano
The Capuchin
Christian

55. Act IIi scene ix
Christian
Cyrano

56. Act IIi scene x
Roxane
Cyrano
Christian

57. Act IIi scene xi
The Capuchin
Cyrano
Roxane
Christian

58. Act IIi scene xii
Cyrano

59. Act IIi scene xiii
De Guiche
Cyrano

60. Act IIi scene xiv
De Guiche
Cyrano
The Capuchin
Roxane
Christian

61. Act III Activity
SWBAT: understand that comedy is a difficult literary and real word to define.

62. Consider these ideas and questions:
Is the importance we give love merited? How is the relationship between Cyrano and Roxane the same or different from Romeo and Juliet?
Does Cyrano show a deeper love for Roxane by granting her wishes and sacrificing his own?
What are the choices we usually make for a love interest based upon?
Create a booklet or comic strip that demonstrates the different characteristics of a boyfriend or girlfriend that are most appealing.

63. Journal #5
One’s friends and associates may reveal much about personality and character. Consider the people in the play to whom Cyrano is close. What do those relationships suggest about Cyrano’s character?

64. Act IV scene i
Le Bret
Carbon
A Cadet
Sentry (A) (The…)
Cyrano

65. Act IV scene ii Carbon A Cadet/Fisherman Another/Hunter Third Cadet
Fourth Cadet
Fifth Cadet/Seventh Cadet
Sixth Cadet

66. Act IV scene iii Cyrano First (A) (The) Cadet Second Cadet
Third Cadet/Seventh Cadet
Fourth Cadet/Eighth Cadet
Fifth Cadet
Sixth Cadet/Le Bret

67. Act IV scene iv De Guiche Carbon Cyrano First Cadet/All Cadets
Christian
Sentry/Voices
Roxane

68. Act IV scene v Roxane Cyrano Christian De Guiche/Second Cadet
First (A) Cadet
Le Bret
Carbon

69. Act IV scene vi Christian Roxane First (The) (A) Cadet/Le Bret Carbon
Baron Hillot/Third Cadet
Another Cadet/Cyrano
Ragueneau

70. Act IV scene vii De Guiche A (The) (First) Cadet/Christian
Second Cadet/Pikeman
Carbon
Roxane
Cyrano
Third Cadet

71. Act IV scene viii
Roxane
Christian

72. Act IV scene ix
Christian
Cyrano
Roxane

73. Act IV scene x Roxane Cyrano Le Bret Carbon/Spanish Officer De Guiche
Voice/Ragueneau
Cadet’s voices/The Cadet

74. Gallery Walk
There are six stations around the room where questions/prompts are available. Choose a station and respond to the question/prompt. You should try to make higher level connections, not just plot recall. You will have five minutes at each station to reflect and compose, then you will move to another station and repeat the process. Please feel free to respond to another student’s writing as part of your reflection and composition when applicable.

75. Journal #6
In what ways is Cyrano’s story real to many people? Do we allow our personal insecurities to hinder our success? Explain.

76. Act V Scene i Sister Marthe Mother Marguerite Sister Claire
All/Other Nuns

77. Act V Scene ii
The Duke
Roxane
Le Bret
The Nun
Ragueneau

78. Act V Scene iii
Ragueneau
Le Bret
Roxane

79. Act V Scene iv
Roxane
Sister Marthe
A Nun

80. Act V Scene v
Roxane
Cyrano
Sister Marthe

81. Act V Scene vi
Le Bret
Cyrano
Roxane
Ragueneau

82. Paper Bag Puppets
SWBAT: use previous knowledge to create a visual and kinesthetic product to symbolize the character traits of the main characters. They will choose a character and make a puppet that will have a speaking part when finished Day 1: create your puppet Day 2: work as a class to create a five act representation of Cyrano de Bergerac Day 3: perform your puppet show