8-POINT LESSON PLAN

Jenna Mixer
March, 2017
th th
11 /12 Grade, American Dramatic Literature
Lesson topic: Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Character
Analysis
Standards:
RL. 11-12.3: Analyze the impact of the authors choices regarding how
to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story
is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced
and developed).
Content Learning Objectives:
Student will be able to identify personality traits and will create a
representation of these parts of a character as well as how they
interact with others in the play as written by the author.

Guiding Question:
Edward Albee wrote Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in the 1960s and
the setting of the play is the same. If we were to update the characters
and bring them into the 21st century, social media would undoubtedly
be part of their lives. What sort of things can you imagine them taking
part in? How would they represent themselves?
Activities/Procedures:
1. Students will be divided up into small groups. There are 4
characters in this play (main characters) and as such there
should be 4 groups in the class. If the student population exceeds
16, there can be doubles of characters (for instance, two groups
analyze Martha, etc.) or peripheral characters can be introduced
(such as Papa, or the Son). (5-10 minutes)
2. Students will review what they already know about characters in
their small groups. (5 minutes)
3. It will be explained to students that they will be given creative
freedom to design social media profiles (Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter or SnapChat) and they can pick which platforms they wish
to use. Students should come up with handles for their character.
(5 minutes)
4. Students will create the profiles on paper. Students can also
create them using computers and a template. (30 minutes)
5. If time allows in this class period, the class should
discuss/present what they came up with as a group.
Materials:
If paper copies are made:
Paper, Pen, colored pencils, markers, crayons, Whos Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?, paper templates of social media platforms, smartboard,
document scanner
If computers are used:
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, projector, computers, electeronic
templates of social media platforms
Assessment:
The assessments are informal and will be the created profiles from
each character. Students will also be assessed on their ability to work
and discuss things as a group.