'The One Day of the Year' — Lesson 09: Gender, Masculinity and Recognition

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

Lesson 09 explores how gender expectations influence behaviour, emotional expression and relationships in Alan Seymour’s The One Day of the Year. Students compare different forms of masculinity, examine Alf’s need for recognition, and analyse how Dot’s labour and female characters’ challenges to authority complicate traditional gender roles.

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.