Help your students reflect on grief, identity, and the digital traces we leave behind.
We’re excited to share a brand-new set of free lesson plans for SPIDER, a haunting, poetic play about what lingers in the aftermath of a school tragedy. This flexible, classroom-ready resource is designed for high school students and blends creative expression with critical analysis to help unpack the play’s most powerful ideas.
Told through interwoven scenes, SPIDER explores the lives of teens navigating grief, memory, and connection in the digital age. From YouTube spirals to whispered texts, from choir rehearsals to online games, the play offers a raw, honest look at how young people survive what can’t be undone and find meaning in what remains.
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This resource includes:
💬 Pre- and post-show discussion questions to guide conversation
🕸️ Symbolism and metaphor-based activities rooted in character and theme
📱 Digital media explorations and creative writing prompts
🎭 Performance, design, and staging challenges
🧠 Assessment ideas and cross-text comparisons for deeper understanding
Whether you’re producing the play or teaching it as a text, this Classroom Companion opens up space for thoughtful dialogue, emotional engagement, and imaginative interpretation.
We’d love to hear how your students respond...and what parts of SPIDER stick with them long after the final scene.