The Metamorphosis Lesson Plan

Absurdism in Art: Dada

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to connect goals and themes of artistic and literary movement to Kafka's work

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3

Structure:

This lesson will introduce students to the Dada movement in art and literature, and help them build skills in visual description and analysis. Students will also develop an understanding of the relationship between the goals of the Dada artists and Kafka's writing, both of which were products of WWI-era Europe.

Working in many different mediums and forms, the artists and writers...