Anthills of the Savannah Lesson Plan

Act It Out

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will perform a scene from the novel and present it to the class, extending upon or shortening the dialogue/passages at their discretion

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.B

Structure:

For this activity, students will perform a scene from the novel and present it to the class. Depending on time, this activity can be split into multiple days or assigned as homework.

Prior to class, select a few scenes from the novel that could be easily scripted and performed by small groups (of varying sizes).

Scenes for pairs: When Professor Okong warns H.E to watch Chris and Ikem;...