'The One Day of the Year' — Lesson 04: Characters and Relationships

This individual lesson is part of the Lesson Ready unit on Alan Seymour's The One Day of the Year.

Lesson 04 explores the desires, fears and contradictions that shape the characters in Alan Seymour’s The One Day of the Year. Students examine Alf and Hughie’s confrontation, Dot and Wacka’s roles as mediators, and Hughie and Jan’s changing relationship to develop balanced character interpretations.

Includes:

• Editable PowerPoint lesson slideshow;
• Editable student worksheet; and
• Detailed sample answers.

The play is not included. This is a digital product supplied as a downloadable ZIP file. Available with an Individual Teacher Licence or English/EAL Faculty Licence — One Campus.