Lysistrata Lesson Plan

The Lysistrata Project

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will consider a recent historical event to which Lysistrata was considered significant

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2

Structure:

For homework, students should have reviewed the archives of the Lysistrata Project, a 2003 global theatrical event created to protest the then-impending U.S. declaration of war on Iraq. First, review the concept with the students to ensure that everyone understands the basics: theater artists in the United States organized with theater artists all over the country and the world to produce readings of Lysistrata on the same day in protest of George...