Abdullah Alkadri

Literature and Language Teaching

Dr.Ali Al-laham

A Lesson Plan
Subject: A Play - The
Glass Menagerie
Level: Advanced
1- Asking students about what they know about plays.
Number of sessions:
2- Providing 7
some background information about the author
Session 1 since the play has many autobiographical elements.
sessions
3- Predications from the title and what does the cover evoke.

Pre- Duration of each session:

4- Introducing necessary terminologies for better
45mins (flashback – irony - symbolism etc).
readi understanding
5- Introducing what is a memory play genre and the
ng: Session 2 expressionistic technique.
6- Reading the first scene in class (6 pages)
7- HW: start preparing your glossary.

1- Comprehension questions about the first scene.

2- Projecting a trailer for the second scene.
3- How is your relationship with your parents?
Session 3 4- HW:
While I- write expectations about the plot and the ending.
II- Read the next two scenes.
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readi Session 4 5- Discussing students’ expectations.
6- Discuss the motifs behind some actions. e.g Amanda’s
ng: domineering behaviour.
7- Name adjectives for each character.
 8- Comparing two extracts two highlight characters’ behaviour.

9- Role-play.
10- How would they act if they were Tom, Lura or Amanda?
Session 5 11- Find some autobiographical elements.
12- HW: Finish the play and the glossary.

1- Comprehension questions about the play.

2- Identify which of the three major characters is the
protagonist, and present an argument to support that claim.

Session 6 3- Discussing some of the major themes (Reality vs. illusion

Post- -freedom and confinement - abandonment)
4- Suggest some solutions for the dilemma of this family.
readi 5- HW: Write a short paragraph expressing your own critical
ng: view about the play.
6- Discuss the students ‘paragraphs.
7- Compare and contrast between the characters.
Session 7 8- Provide some examples about what critics said about the
play.
9- The finale monologue recited by Tom (video).