Hedda Gabler Lesson Plan

Presentations: Women & the Theater

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will broaden their understanding of the role of women in the theater.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

At the beginning of this exercise, the teacher should have students read the following article as a class:

1. Theatre's Women of Substance: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/nov/14/theatre-women-great-stage-roles

After the students finish, the teacher should prompt brief reflections from students about its content: for example, by asking how what kinds of female roles in the theater they've seen and which have made an impression on them. This part of the activity...