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Uncanny Aesthetic
Kind of Activity:
Artistic Response
Objective:
Students will be able to recreate aesthetic & tone of Jackson’s fiction
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Structure:
Discuss aesthetic and tonal commonalities between different stories in this anthology: Creepy & uncanny! Suburban homes! Confusion of identity! Jim Harris! The unfathomable horror of city life!
In this activity, students may create an artistic tribute to/representation of Shirley Jackson’s work utilizing the medium of collage. Using photos, magazine or newspaper cutouts, images from the internet, original artwork, and even words or phrases, each student should create a...
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