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A Streetcar Named Desire Delivery Guide
Instructors who want to use A Streetcar Named Desire as a core text need not rely of the kindness of other teachers to find engaging activities to support a study of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning drama.
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Exploring A Streetcar Named Desire
High schoolers investigate the dramatic elements of a Streetcar Named Desire. In this drama instructional activity, students explore the theme of the Tennessee Williams play as they read the play and watch performances of some of the...
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 18 short answer and essay questions based on Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the...
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Drama: A Streetcar Named Desire
Twelfth graders examine all the descriptions of costumes, props, movement, lighting and music in the stage directions of A Streetcar Named Desire. They begin to imagine this drama as a production, not simply a script. Students perform...
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Modern American Theatre: Intro to Drama
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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Angels in America Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tony Kushner's Angels in America. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Fool For Love Study Questions and Suggested Essay Topics
In this Fool for Love worksheet, high schoolers analyze theme and characterization of this play about a dysfunctional family. They also consider the meaning of the title and discuss setting of the play.
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Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "A Streetcar Named Desire" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"A Streetcar Named Desire" study guide composed of 24 pages featuring useful information about author. Numerous, worthwhile teaching tips also included. In-depth character analysis provided for main characters. Comprehensive...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams
Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams. After losing her family estate to creditors, Blanche DuBois moves in with her younger sister, Stella, and her working class...
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: A Streetcar Named Desire
This resource offers good material on Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire," including a quote from Williams on art, and information on the original 1947 production of the play and the 1950s film version.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Fractured Families in American Drama Lesson Plan
Part of a larger unit comparing O'Neill's and Tennessee Williams's work, this lesson focuses on family dynamics in "Long Day's Journey Into Night" and "A Streetcar Named Desire."
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "A Streetcar Named Desire" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for middle grade students. Five multiple choice questions and two extended inquiries are included on this nonfiction reading assessment that addresses two...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Tennessee Williams: The Glass Menagerie
Discover a world beyond "The Glass Menagerie," when you visit this site featuring links to lesson plans for this work. This site also features links to information on the life and work of Tennessee Williams.