Teacher Guide

Lysistrata Lesson Plan

Notes to the Teacher

Every classroom is different, but many students might find an inroad into the play in the bawdy, outrageous sexual humor of Lysistrata. However, teachers should note that the play is often explicit, and they should prepare to discuss these jokes in a way that allows them to manage the class given its maturity level. These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. Note that the material can be very sexually and emotionally explicit, in a manner that may be worth preparing your class for, and that several of its cultural references may have aged uncomfortably.

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