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Tennessee WIlliams Lesson Plans
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Young scholars read and analyze selections of Tennessee Williams' work. They write journal responses, conduct Internet research, perform various scenes from one of Williams' dramas, and create a presentation.
Students explore how Tennessee Williams revolutionized American theater with plays like A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. But he never escaped the painful legacy of his childhood.
Students write an essay comparing Arthur Mille's The Crucible and one of Tennessee Williams' plays. In this Tennessee Williams lesson, students discuss the influence of Puritanism on modern American drama. Lesson includes a vocabulary sheet, an information sheet, and a biography of Tennessee Williams.
If you are looking for a way to bring blogs into your classroom, this activity is one possibility. After reading a class novel (the activity uses A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, but any play or novel will work), individuals discuss their opinions about the book on a 21 Classes Web 2.0 application. The activity is very basic and does not provide discussion questions or assessment ideas. Note: the activity uses the term "playwright" when the author means "play."
Learners gain an idea of southern life in post WWII and an understanding of familial relationships as presented in the play, A Streetcar Named Desire. They are introduced to the film genre and explore how versions of a play can compare and differ.
Students play the roles of a book character and an advice columnist in this activity involving writing friendly letters and solving problems. They offer advice in response to letters sent to an advice columnist for their local newspaper.
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Students brainstorm playwrights and choose one for research. They collaborate and storyboard their ideas in groups. They create a finished project using presentation software and create a live presentation to theater classes.
Students read an online New York Times article and investigate the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They examine how Hurricane Katrina affected the celebration. They design a float that represents the Mardi Gras celebration.
Bring multi-cultural experiences and literature into your language arts class with this lesson plan. Here, young readers explore the points of view of first and second-generation Asian immigrants with a list of various fiction and nonfiction novels. They comapre the similarities or differences to American literature that deals with the issue of coming to age. A reading chart and several online resources could be helpful in the lesson plan.
Students explore U.S. history by creating a computer presentation in class. In this Civil War battle activity, students read assigned text about the Battle of Stones River and research individual generals from the battles. Students utilize HyperStudio software to create a class presentation based on a single war leader.
