The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights Lesson Plan

Discussion: Orientalism and "The Arabian Nights"

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to understand the concept of "orientalism" and gain greater background knowledge of the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.6 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.9; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1

Structure:

The teacher should begin by watching the following video about "orientalism" with the class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZST6qnRR1mY

The teacher should then invite students to discuss why they think that this concept might be relevant for understanding The Arabian Nights. In the process of doing so, they should try to...