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Envisioning the Journey: Themes & Symbols in "Long Day's Journey Into Night"
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 Long Day's Journey Into Night, a number of themes and symbols appear consistently, even across scenes that focus on very 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, and create storyboards...
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