Teaching Strange Interlude | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Author - Eugene O'Neill: As introduction to the study of Strange Interlude, we will begin by examining the playwright, Eugene O'Neill. O'Neill (1888-1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His plays are among the first to introduce into American drama the techniques of realism. Today's class will examine the playwright, his life, career, and other works.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Introduce the play to...
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