A Doll's House Lesson Plan

Debate: Is A Doll's House a Feminist Text?

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will be able to examine the socio-political messages about gender in the play, and debate the different perspectives on this issue with their peers.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.8

Structure:

Familiarize students with the basic parameters of a debate, and tell them that they will be participating in a formal debate about whether A Doll's House is a text with fundamentally feminist messages, or whether it has been mistakenly identified as such over the years. Divide the students up into teams and assign each team to the pro or...