The Way of the World Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will explore the Restoration Era as it pertains to theater productions of the time.

2. 2

   Students will discuss the role that gender plays in platonic and romantic relationships of the Restoration Era.

3. 3

   Students will discuss the courting rituals that were the norm for the time.

4. 4

   Students will attempt to bring the work into a modern-era production, conceptually.