If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will be able to consider the relationships between plays and novels and the ways that Shaw might attempt to blur that line.
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Students will explore the development of dramatic characters and relationships through reading, analysis, and creative writing.
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Students will consider the structure of the play, including its often-cut "Don Juan in Hell" segment.
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Students will engage in exercises that show theater as a collaborative and multifaceted form.
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Students will understand the particular historical perspective from which Shaw wrote.
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