Accidental Death of an Anarchist Lesson Plan

Visualizing Anarchy's Life & Death: Themes & Symbols in "Accidental Death of an Anarchist"

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will examine the play's themes and symbols and create storyboards to visualize them.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3

Structure:

Throughout Accidental Death of An Anarchist a number of themes and symbols appear consistently, even across parts of scenes that focus on different topics or characters. In this activity, students will discuss symbolism in general, examine the specific themes and symbols seen thus far in the play,...