Arms and the Man Lesson Plan

Students should read the short essay “How to Write A Popular Play” by G.B. Shaw.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

“How to Write A Popular Play” by G.B. Shaw

In this short essay, originally written to preface a collection of plays by Eugene Brieuz, G.B. Shaw cheekily describes his theories concerning writing...