This activity will help students think about the scene and act structure of any play. Begin by downloading or copying a play from the internet. (One recommended site is www.bardweb.net.) Using your word processor, remove all act and scene divisions from the script.

Have students read the play first from the unmarked script, putting in act and scene divisions where they think they fit. Then, compare with the Folio and a modern edition.

Finish by discussing the dramatic structure of the play and dynamics of audience response.

A variation: Give students one scene from a play. At the top of the scene, list all textual stage directions. Then have students insert the stage directions where they believe the text has them.