The Zoo Story Lesson Plan

Albee Adaptation

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to identify the structural elements of the story, and imagine them in a new setting.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5

Structure:

As a class, brainstorm the important structural, stylistic, and thematic components of each play, paying special attention to identifying those that both plays share. You may make a list on a SmartBoard or blackboard.

For example:

- Two characters in dialogue.

- Realistic, mundane setting.

- Themes of being stifled by gender and sexuality norms.

- Characters seek meaning and/or comprehension.

- Some level of...