The Lion and the Jewel Lesson Plan

Yoruba

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Students will be able to contextualize the play by studying a religion and culture with which they may be unfamiliar

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2

Structure:

Ask students to share the work on Yoruba gods that they did for homework the previous night. See how many different gods and roles your students have named. What do they think they've come to understand about Yoruba religion and culture based on the work they did for this?

Divide students into small groups. Each group should conduct research, using at least three distinct, reliable online sources...