Blossoms of the Savannah Lesson Plan

As above, so below? Fairy tale beauty tropes in Blossoms of the Savannah

Kind of Activity:

Mixed Media

Objective:

Students will pay attention to Kulet's physical descriptions of characters and create a multimedia presentation in which they relate these descriptions to classic beauty tropes.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

To begin the activity, a slideshow of illustrations of classic fairy and folk tales might be projected as students walk...