LESSON PLAN

VILLA FOR SALE

BY SACHA GUITRY

ANJALI KAPOOR
PREPARED BY- DAV Centenary Public School
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Villa for Sale" provides students with an opportunity to engage with complex philosophical
and psychological themes. It encourages them to reflect on identity, truth, storytelling, and
human relationships, fostering a deeper understanding of the complexities of the human
experience.

• Analyze and interpret the short story "Villa for Sale" by Sacha Guitry.
• Develop critical thinking skills through close reading, discussion, and written reflections.
• Enhance students' understanding of literary elements and techniques.
• Foster creativity through the creation of alternate endings or adaptations.
• To develop students' skills in persuasive writing and oral presentation by creating a
compelling advertisement for a villa for sale.
 DRAMA & IT’S ELEMENTS

• Drama is life represented in action and there are three distinguishing characteristics of drama

a) The Oral element in drama.

b) The Mobile element in drama.
c) The Visual element in drama.
a) Oral element includes correct tone, pitch, pronunciation, stress and intonation of
speech
b) Mobile element includes movement of players, objects (props), entrance and exit.
c) Visual element includes make-up, costume and lighting.

Importance of Drama in life

• Confidence building.
• Team work.
• Creativity.
• Learning by doing.
• Understanding situations and characters.
Previous Knowledge

To warm up the students, it is essential to co-relate the lesson with their previous
knowledge about some houses on sale. The students will be asked to explain the scene at
the railway station with the help of C.D. The students will be shown the scenes and some
villas on sale.

Main Characters of the play

1. Juliette
2. Jeanne
3. Gaston
4. Mrs. AlSmith
5. Mr. Who (Lawyer)
6. Maid
 PRE-READING TASK
• Sacha Guitry (21 February 1885 - 24 July 1957) was a French film actor,
director, screenwriter, and playwright. Guitry wrote the libretto to the 1925
pastiche Mozart which contains a story about the fictional adventures of
Mozart on a visit to Paris.
• Guitry, Sacha (1885-1957). Actor-playwright, son of Lucien Guitm. An
accomplished, if showy, actor, he appealed to fashionable theatre-goers
between the wars, usually when performing in his own plays at the Theatre
de la Madeleine. He was the prolific author of frothy light comedies and
costume plays (130 between 1902 and 1949), many intended as star vehicles
for himself and his second wife, Yvonne Printemps. Most of the comedies-
Quand jouons-nous la comédie? (1935), N'écoutez pas, Mesdames (1942) -
are about adultery. The costume plays--Pasteur (1919), Mozart (1925)-deal
lightly with large subjects.
• He was also an important film director
• Well known dramas
• The theme of the drama
• The truth of life
• Literary devices used in the drama
• Comprehension
• Supporting Video Link
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXfGVhpiVoM
 TEACHING METHODOLOGY

• Reading and Explanation

• Discussion/Discursive Method

Mime story
Assigning roles to different learners.
 Dramatizing certain part of the story.
 Discussion and report- writing by group leaders.
 Showing the review of the short story on slides on L.C.D.
 In props, the students will act their roles according to the story and parts assigned to
them
 TOOLS USED

• PowerPoint Presentation
• Dictionary
• Blackboard and Chalk
• Newspaper
• NCERT Textbook
• DIKSHA APP
• Various digital resources
 ART
INTEGRATION ACTIVITY
• Discuss the importance of music and sound in enhancing theatrical experiences.
• Students work individually or in pairs to research the historical context of the play,
the playwright, or related artistic movements. b. Instruct them to create multimedia
presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Prezi, video, etc.) that incorporate images, text,
and audio to explore the play's background and significance
• Students work individually or in pairs to research the historical context of the play,
the playwright, or related artistic movements.
• Create multimedia presentations (e.g., PowerPoint, Prezi, video, etc.) that
incorporate images, text, and audio to explore the play's background and
significance.
 PART – 2 (Art Integration)

A. DRAFT A FICTIONAL SCENARIO WHERE A LUXURIOUS VILLA IS UP

FOR SALE. CREATE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY, ITS
FEATURES, AND A BACKSTORY ABOUT WHY IT'S BEING SOLD.

B. STUDENTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS TO CONDUCT

RESEARCH ON THE REAL ESTATE MARKET, PROPERTY VALUES, AND
NEGOTIATION. DRAFT STRATEGIES TO ANALYZE THE VILLA'S
FEATURES, LOCATION, AND COMPARABLE PROPERTIES TO
UNDERSTAND ITS MARKET WORTH.

C. (DEBRIEFING SESSION)- DISCUSS THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE,

KEY TAKEAWAYS, AND HOW THE LESSONS LEARNED CAN BE
APPLIED TO REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS. REFLECT ON THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE VILLA SCENARIO AND REAL-
WORLD SCENARIOS.
Skills Involved

• Listening skill: The students will understand the use of stress and intonation while delivering

the dialogues. The students will grasp the gestures.

• Speaking skill: The students will deliver the dialogues with proper pronunciation, stress and

intonation.

• Reading skill : The students will read the play by emphasizing different dialogues to give

proper effect to the play.

• Writing skill :With proper understanding of the play the students will be able to answer all

the questions related to the play. This will enhance the writing ability of the students.
Recapitulation

After the role- play, the teacher is required to give a quick review of the lesson.
1. Who was Gaston?
2. Who sold he villa to whom?
3. Who was the better businessman
4. Who was the owner of the villa?
5. What was the original cost of the villa?
 HOMEWORK AND REVISION

• Back exercises and Worksheet

• Extra Questions prepared by the teacher
• Making Mind map of the story

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DAV CENTENARY PUBLIC SCHOOL, CHANDER NAGAR
Worksheet - Villa For Sale
LEVEL - A

Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in your answer sheet
Q1) Who was the owner of the Villa?
a) Gaston.
b) Juliette
c) Maid
d) Jeanne

Q2) What did the owner wanted to sell?

e) Furniture
f) Painting
g) House
h) Car
Q3) Who came to buy the Villa first?

a) Juliette and Jeanne.

b) Gaston and Jeanne

c) Gaston and Juliette

d) None of these

Q4) Which character is related to Gaston?

e) Selfish

f) Greedy

g) Opportunist

h) All of the above

Q5) The owner of the Villa was facing :

i) Easy time

j) Problematic time

k) Enjoyable time

l) Hard time
 LEVEL – B

Answer the following questions:

Q1) Why was Juliette desperate to sell the Villa?

Q2) What difference does Mrs. Al Smith point out between Americans and Europeans ?

Q3) Why was Gaston not ready to buy the Villa?

Q4) Who was Mrs. Al Smith? Why did she come to France?

Q5) How does the maid agree to help Juliette? Explain the role.

Q6) Why did Gaston say that the garden was a myth and that the Salon was impossible?
 LEVEL - C

Read the given extract and answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate alternative from those given below

Q1). 'Quite so. I have, but you haven't. Anyway, there's no use discussing it. I will not buy a villa and that ends it.’

I) 'Quite so' here means

a) yes, I have made a fortune.

b) yes, I have spent the money

c) yes, I have the money to buy the villa

d) yes, I have earned a little

II) Who is 'you' here?

e) Mrs. Al smith

f) Mr.Gaston

g) Leanne

III) Why will he not buy the villa?

h) because his wife wants it for her parents

i) it is very costly

j) it is not very good

k) it is beyond his reach

Q.2). Coming from me, it may surprise you to hear that you already appear to be at home. The choice of a frame is not so easy when
you have such a delightful pastel to place in it. (She naturally indicates Jeanne who is flattered.) The house possesses a great many
advantages

I) How does Juliette appear as a salesperson?

a) convincing

b) coaxing

c) flattering

d) Diplomatic

II) Juliette tries to impress the customers by

e) praising them

f) praising herself

g) listing the attraction of the Villa

h) expressing surprise

III) The delightful pastel refers to

i) eanne

j) Juliette

k) Gaston

l) Picture on the wall

 PROJECT

 The class will be divided into small groups and assigned different parts of the play
for dramatization.
 Make a PowerPoint Presentation On " Life and works of Sacha Guitry".