Man and Superman Lesson Plan

Life of Shaw

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to contextualize the author's life and consider it in relationship to his work

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

Create a collective timeline for the class spanning the years of George Bernard Shaw's life—either a physical timeline on chart paper or an online timeline using classroom software. Divide students into two groups. One group should be assigned to research the major events of Shaw's life, demarcating major events in both his writing and his personal life. Where did he grow up, and where did he live as an...