I Will Marry When I Want Lesson Plan

Fond Memories

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will create a "reminiscence" in their choice of artistic medium.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2

Structure:

I Will Marry When I Want is a play that jumps around through time somewhat liberally, as characters come together and reminisce about days gone by. These are potent memories that quite literally manifest themselves in front of our eyes as singers, dancers, and soldiers walk onstage and we relive those memories quite vividly.

For this activity, students will create a reminiscence of their own. Most should do so in the form of a verse-play, the way Ngugi has written...