Teaching the Caste System Through Drama

Caste System Role Play

Each student is assigned a level of the Indian caste system to research.

• Technology Extension: Students will gather information concerning their caste’s religious duties, daily activities, and interaction with other castes.
  

Once the information is gathered, students will get together in groups with the other students who were assigned the same group and create a play based on their research to introduce their caste to the other students in the class.

• Each group should have between 3 and 5 students.
• All members of the group must participate in the skit in some way.
  The groups will brainstorm various ways to demonstrate what life was like for those in their assigned caste and choose the idea that they like best.
• Students will then write a short script of what they plan to do and say.
• Skits should last between 2-5 minutes and may include props, scenery, and/or music.