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The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde | Video Lesson, Worksheet
Streamline your AP Literature planning with this comprehensive, no-prep multimedia lesson plan for Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Watch the full video lesson here. We want you to know exactly what you are getting: https://youtu.be/NJoNGIIw76g
Designed to seamlessly integrate into your existing unit, this resource is built around a highly engaging, 10-minute video analysis by Long Story Short.
The video length is perfectly paced to fit into a single class period without sacrificing your valuable lecture time. It works flawlessly as a daily warm-up, a flipped classroom homework assignment, or a high-impact exam review.
Everything is timestamped to the video for effortless tracking .
This complete digital download includes:
Chronological Viewing Guide: 8 targeted, timestamped questions that follow the video's exact pacing, ensuring students actively watch and engage with the breakdown.
Character & Symbol Analysis Tables: Focused tables for tracking Dorian Gray, Lord Henry Wotton, Basil Hallward, Sibyl Vane, and James Vane, along with key symbols like the aging portrait, the corrupting yellow book, and the shadowy opium dens.
Advanced Thematic Deep-Dive: Timestamped short-answer questions focusing on the dangerous consequences of a life devoted to extreme aestheticism and hedonism, the superficial nature of Victorian high society, and the dark duality between a beautiful public facade and a rotting private soul.
How to use this resource:
Print or digitally distribute the Student Worksheet (Pages 1-3).
Play the included offline video for the class, or have students stream the 10-minute analysis via the provided link.
Video runtime: 10 minutes | Total activity time: 20-25 minutes
