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Lesson 1 (from Preface, Production History, Characters, Place, Set, Titles, Language)
Objective
In this Daily Lesson, the students will understand what is learned about the playwright in the beginning of the book.
The author, Paula Vogel, is a playwright who collaborated with Rebecca Taichman on the Broadway play, Indecent. The story of the original play, The God of Vengeance, and its subsequent trial caught Vogel’s attention as a young college student.
Lesson
Class Discussion: Have the students answer the following questions: Who is the playwright of Indecent? What is known about her from the information given in the preface? Why might she have chosen to write this play?
Small Group Activity: Have the students split into small groups and answer the following questions: What is the connection between the playwright and Rebecca Taichman? Why might the playwright want to collaborate with Taichman? What might the two women have in common?
Individual Activity: Have the students answer the...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.2, 9-10.7, 11-12.2, 11-12.7
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