Adela is the character students most want to write about, and the one they most often describe instead of analyse. This 60-minute lesson takes them from "she rebels" to a clear, evidence-based argument about how Lorca presents her rebellion.
Students start with Adela's green dress in a house of mourning. They then trace her through all three acts, compare the colours Lorca uses, and test the idea of tragic irony: the more she rebels, the less free she becomes. The lesson ends with each student writing a PEA paragraph on a new quotation.
What students cover
Adela in five words, each backed by a quotation
Adela across three acts, with a rebeldía rating and a "rebellion vs real freedom" graph to draw
The symbols of the green dress, the fan and the vara, and why green can mean both life and death in Lorca
What we know about Lorca and Adela, and the critical debate about whether she reflects him
Heroína trágica, víctima or símbolo: choosing and defending a position
A phrase and vocabulary bank for describing, analysing and evaluating a character
What's included
Teacher PowerPoint (17 slides) with a timed 60-minute plan, model paragraph, discussion prompts and speaker notes
Student PDF pack (7 pages) with the warm-up, act-by-act table, symbols tasks, a Lorca and Adela page, vocabulary, PEA writing frame with checklist, and a model paragraph to colour-code
Exit ticket and homework: finish the PEA paragraph and find two Act 3 stage directions on colour, light or sound
Good to know
For Year 13 A Level Spanish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.nish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.
Adela is the character students most want to write about, and the one they most often describe instead of analyse. This 60-minute lesson takes them from "she rebels" to a clear, evidence-based argument about how Lorca presents her rebellion.
Students start with Adela's green dress in a house of mourning. They then trace her through all three acts, compare the colours Lorca uses, and test the idea of tragic irony: the more she rebels, the less free she becomes. The lesson ends with each student writing a PEA paragraph on a new quotation.
What students cover
Adela in five words, each backed by a quotation
Adela across three acts, with a rebeldía rating and a "rebellion vs real freedom" graph to draw
The symbols of the green dress, the fan and the vara, and why green can mean both life and death in Lorca
What we know about Lorca and Adela, and the critical debate about whether she reflects him
Heroína trágica, víctima or símbolo: choosing and defending a position
A phrase and vocabulary bank for describing, analysing and evaluating a character
What's included
Teacher PowerPoint (17 slides) with a timed 60-minute plan, model paragraph, discussion prompts and speaker notes
Student PDF pack (7 pages) with the warm-up, act-by-act table, symbols tasks, a Lorca and Adela page, vocabulary, PEA writing frame with checklist, and a model paragraph to colour-code
Exit ticket and homework: finish the PEA paragraph and find two Act 3 stage directions on colour, light or sound
Good to know
For Year 13 A Level Spanish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.nish students studying La casa de Bernarda Alba.
