Madame Butterfly Lesson Plan

Orientalism

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will be able to define orientalism and identify orientalist qualities of familiar stories.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Part One: Unpacking Orientalism

Watch the following videos on Orientalism and respond to the questions below each video:

Orientalism and power

1. Who was the first person to use the term "orientalism"?

2. What are the main ideas and intentions behind orientalism?

3. How does orientalism extend beyond stereotyping?

Orientalism explained

1. How does American and European culture continue to perpetuate orientalist ideas, in particular about Arabs?

2. How does...