The Threepenny Opera Lesson Plan

Life of Brecht

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to contextualize the play with Brecht's life as a playwright and the point in history at which he wrote.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8

Structure:

Create a collective timeline for the class spanning the years of Bertolt Brecht's life, either a physical timeline on chart paper or an online timeline using classroom software. Divide students into two groups. One group should be assigned to research the major events of Brecht's life, both regarding his writing and his personal life. Where did he live? Did he have children?...