The Vendor of Sweets Lesson Plan

It's Tradition, Mali!

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will build upon their understanding of the readings through creative writing.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

At the beginning of this activity, the teacher should have students listen to the song "Tradition" from the famous musical Fiddler on the Roof, which, much like The Vendor of Sweets, also makes much of the tension between "old" and "new": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDtabTufxao

Then, the teacher should assign each student to write a song of their own about generational conflict. Students are welcome to focus in their song lyrics on the plot of The Vendor of Sweets (for...