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Acknowledging the Whiteness of Beaumarchais
Kind of Activity:
Collaborative Writing
Objective:
Students will complete a collaborative writing project making themes from the play accessible to nonwhite, modern readers
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
Structure:
This activity encourages students to explore the implications of the fact that the literary canon is dominated by white, male authors of European descent. While The Marriage of Figaro deals with the universal human themes of love, deceit, ego and betrayal, the setting is narrowly focused within the castle of a wealthy, white, European man. The...
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