Curriculum / ELA / 11th Grade / Unit 4: Illuminating Illusions: Truth and Fantasy in A Streetcar Named Desire / Lesson 15

Illuminating Illusions: Truth and Fantasy in A Streetcar Named Desire

Lesson 15

ELA

Unit 4

11th Grade

Lesson 15 of 21

Lesson Overview

Objective

Analyze the play's climax and ending for its gender and historical commentaries.

Readings and Materials

Play: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams pp. 151–179

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Gain background knowledge on A Streetcar Named Desire by exploring a text set on the Southern belle, women's roles in the post-war era, New Orleans culture, the Southern Gothic genre, and the life of Tennessee Williams.

Materials

“The Southern Lady and Belle: The Companion to Southern Literature by Joseph Flora and Lucinda MacKethan”
“Women and Work After World War II”
“New Orleans Multicultural Stew”
“Tennessee Williams Family Letters”
French Quarter Life
“Tennessee Williams: No Refuge but Writing”
“Gone with the Wind Clip”
“Jazz & Spectacle: New Orleans in the 1940s”
“Southern Gothic Literature in 60 Seconds”

Standards

RI.11-12.7SL.11-12.2

Lesson

Analyze how Williams uses characterization and setting to create contrast.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire — Scene One, pp. 3–10

Standards

RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Use a historical lens to analyze characters and conflict in A Streetcar Named Desire.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire — Scene One, pp. 10–28

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Compare the film version of scene one of A Streetcar Named Desire with the play in a jigsaw discussion.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire pp. 12–28
A Streetcar Named Desire

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.7SL.11-12.1SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze how Williams uses characterization to portray gender dynamics and class conflict.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire pp. 29–45 — Scene Two

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Analyze how Williams portrays the relationships between characters and how Kazan uses film techniques to emphasize aspects of these relationships.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire pp. 46–69
A Streetcar Named Desire

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.7

Lesson

Apply the feminist lens to a poem.

Materials

“After the Loss of a Limb”

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.6

Lesson

Analyze characters and their conflicts using a psychoanalytic lens.

Materials

A Streetcar Named Desire pp. 70–99

Standards

L.11-12.6RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4

Lesson

Writing

Write a short review about how well Kazan captures characterization and conflict in a scene from the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Materials

Film Comparison Graphic Organizer (G11, U4)
Film Terms

Standards

L.11-12.6W.11-12.1.aW.11-12.1.bW.11-12.4

Lesson

Writing

Analyze a cultural artifact using a literary lens.

Materials

Applying a Literary Lens to a Cultural Artifact Prompt and Rubric (G11, U4, L10)
Applying a Literary Lens to a Cultural Artifact Graphic Organizer (G11, U4, L10)
Literary Lenses (G11, U4)

Standards

L.11-12.6W.11-12.1.aW.11-12.1.bW.11-12.4