Day 5

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man

    Kind of Activity:

    Creative Writing

    Objective:

    Students will write a brief "epilogue" for the novel.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

    Structure:

    For this activity, students will prepare a brief "epilogue" for Portrait of the Artist in which they describe Stephen's life as an older man. (Although an older Stephen Dedalus does appear in Ulysses, for the purposes of this assignment, assume he does not). These pieces should be about two pages in length, double-spaced. Students are free to imagine Stephen's life as they see fit: some may decide that Stephen becomes a successful artist and goes on to find fame...

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