Interactive
Curated OER

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Acting in Marriage-Is It on Stage or Off?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare views of marriage in Macbeth and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.  In this comparative literature  lesson, students discuss and debate the marriages of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fractured Families in American Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the flawed families in two plays. In this American drama lesson, students read Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Long Day's Journey into Night. Students research information about the playrights and examine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Common Words and Phrases Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the meaning of a variety of common phrases. As a class, they are tested on how to use those phrases. They participate in a puzzle game in which they are given a statement to describe the phrase and they are to say it...
PPT
Curated OER

Modern American Theatre: Intro to Drama

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Set this slideshow up at as an independent work station, or to provide your theater arts class with a look at the many manifestations of modern literary drama. Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, and Arthur Miller are the focus of the...
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Other

Go Inside: An Analysis of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
Lydia Jones Kerkhoffs's May 20, 2000 essay on "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams covers a variety of topics related to the play, including an analysis of the screen adaptation, an analysis of the growing respect for the play...
Unit Plan
SparkNotes

Spark Notes Study Guide: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

For Students 9th - 10th
The SparkNotes study guide for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" includes a context, plot overview, character list, analysis of major characters, themes, motifs, symbols, and more. Each section is accessed from a hyperlinked list on the main page...
Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Cat on a Hot Tin Roor

For Students 9th - 10th
This Pulizter Prize winning play is analysed in depth in this fascinating look at Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Tennessee Williams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Kennedy Center provides a great overview of the life and career of playwright Tennessee Williams is found here. Information is given on his childhood, education, and his works and achievements in writing plays.