The Round House Lesson Plan

Motif Collage

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will understand motifs and use their creativity to make a meaningful collage based on the ghost/spirit motif in the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Begin this activity by talking about motifs in literature in general.

What is a motif in literature? It is a literary technique consisting of the repetition of a significant element of the text. It could be an image, a color, a recurring action, a concept, a word/phrase, etc. Their purpose is to shed light on something profound the author wants to share.

Move on to discuss the prominent...