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Included in The Picture of Dorian Gray Reader’s Theatre Unit:

275 page script divided among 20 chapters

50 short answer/discussion questions with answers

96 multiple choice questions with answers

27 Metacognitive Questions

13 interesting facts about The Picture of Dorian Gray. How it was perceived by the public and critics, and how it affected Oscar Wilde’s life.

Reader’s Theatre Evaluations based on 4 levels and 5 criteria.

Student Success Criteria

Student Friendly Goals

Teacher’s Reader’s Theatre Checklist

Book Report Rubric based on 4 levels

Drawing Conclusions about Characters activity

The Picture of Dorian Gray synopsis:

The Picture of Dorian Gray explores themes of art, beauty, and morality, centering on the life of a young man named Dorian Gray, who becomes entranced by his own beauty and the hedonistic philosophies of Lord Henry Wotton. As Dorian gains fame and pleasure through his youthful looks, he grapples with the implications of vanity and the cost of immortality.

At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lord Henry Wotton and the artist Basil Hallward, who has painted a stunning portrait of Dorian Gray. Basil is deeply enamored with Dorian’s beauty and harbors a secret affection for him. The opening chapters establish the dynamic between Lord Henry’s cynical worldview and Basil’s idealism, culminating in Dorian’s arrival in the studio. Dorian’s first encounter with Lord Henry sparks a transformative moment; as they converse, Dorian is exposed to Henry’s hedonistic philosophies, which shape his perception of beauty and life. The story sets a tone that hints at the foreboding price Dorian may pay for his fascination with youth and aesthetic pleasure. Through a supernatural deal, Dorian will remain young forever while his sins are transposed to the portrait. In the course of Dorian’s immortality, he lies, breaks hearts and bonds of trust, and spills blood by his own hands and through manipulation. When Dorian’s fiance kills herself, her brother searches London for Dorian, but will he be able to locate a man who never ages? How far will Dorian delve into his immortal hedonistic madness and how many lives will he disrupt and end? Are some people becoming suspicious of him? They grow old while he remains the same age? Find out in The Picture of Dorian Gray reader’s theatre unit!

I hope you, and your students enjoy reading The Portrait of Dorian Gray, and continue to do so for many years.

Excelsior!

Mr. Marvel: The King of Reader’s Theatre