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- Broken worlds
- In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the similarities and differences between Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape and Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. Students will:... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Eugene O'Neill on page and stage
- Plays are “living” art forms, existing not only on the page, but in performance. Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night is a masterpiece of American theatre; the powerful words of the text take on even more weight and impact when performed.... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Exploring A Streetcar Named Desire
- Students study setting, plot, character development in Tennessee Williams' play, A Streetcar Named Desire and discuss its impact on American theatre. Students will participate in a group reading and analysis of the play and share... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Fractured Families in American Drama
- The complicated dynamics of families have served as a continual source of examination for American playwrights. A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, and Long Day's Journey into Night, by Eugene O'Neill are two haunting and compelling masterpieces... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Giving voice to history
- In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore a somber period in American history. During World War II the U.S. government ordered more than 120,000 Japanese Americans to detainment camps. Drawing upon research and analyzing a variety of sources, including... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
- Outside in: Finding a character's heart through art
- This activity, based on the art of Edward Hopper and fiction by Raymond Carver, allows students to explore the idea of alienation while tapping into their creative talents as they learn to create vivid characters through voice. In the introductory activity,... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ReadWriteThink
- Scripting the past: Exploring women's history through film
- In this lesson, students employ the screenwriter's craft to gain a fresh perspective on historical research, learning how filmmakers combine scholarship and imagination to bring historical figures to life and how the demands of cinematic storytelling can... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: EDSITEment
- Uncivil Civilization in The Hairy Ape
- Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape presents a disheartening assessment of the impact of living in the industrialized society of the early 20th century. This lesson explores the ways O'Neill portrays a world in which spiritual, communal,... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Theater Arts Education)
- Provided by: ArtsEdge
