Teacher Guide

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will be able to consider how works of literature relate to the cultural moments in which they were written as well as the time beyond that.

  2. 2

    Students will be able to explore the craft of writing dialogue as both readers and writers.

  3. 3

    Students will be able to engage with the complexities of a theatrical text as both a standalone piece and a blueprint for a collaborative artistic endeavor.

  4. 4

    Students will be able to analyze the nuanced ways in which an artist's life does and does not link with, and correspond to, his art.

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