Faithful and Virtuous Night Lesson Plan

Duality, Cyclicality, and Chaos in “The Story of a Day”

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will create an artistic response inspired by their reflections on themes present in Gluck's poem, "The Story of a Day," and Marion Woodman's book, Dancing in the Flames.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9

Structure:

in Faithful and Virtuous Night, the author explores the themes of creativity, mortality, and duality, and several of the characters experience...