Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Lesson Plan

Life of Edward Albee

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to consider the relationship between a playwright's life and the writing they produce

Common Core Standards:

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 Edward Albee'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 Edward Albee's life and work, including both his personal life and his writing life. What are his best-known works? How did he become a playwright? What was his family life...