Sappho: Poems and Fragments Lesson Plan

Sappho at the Dinner Party

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will study Sappho's depiction in a famous work of art, and will then create art of their own.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.3

Structure:

As an ancient female writer, Sappho holds an important place in feminist literature, scholarship, and art. One of the most powerful ways this has been represented is through Judy Chicago's famous installation piece, The Dinner Party.

Have students visit the general introduction page for The Dinner Party on the Brooklyn Museum website to...