Day 4

Salome Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    The Danger of Seeing: Men, Women, and the Gaze

    Kind of Activity:

    Role Play

    Objective:

    Each student will step into the role of one of the characters from Salome in order to explore the concept of the gaze.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.6

    Structure:

    First, hold a brief classroom discussion on the theme of looking and gazing in Wilde's Salome. Who does the looking in the play, and who is looked at? Who finds looking dangerous, and who looks recklessly? Who is harmed by looking, and who benefits? Does Wilde seem to make a clear...

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