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Anatomy of a Spoof
Kind of Activity:
Collaborative Writing
Objective:
Students will be able to identify the structural elements of the story, and imagine them in a new setting.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5
Structure:
As a class, brainstorm the important structural, stylistic, and thematic components of "Arms and the Man", paying special attention to identifying tropes that the play utilizes in order to mock them. You may make a list on a SmartBoard or blackboard.
For example:
- Foolish rich people vs. clever working class people
- Comedic misunderstandings between multiple people or groups of people in a household.
- Themes...
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