Lesson Plan: Considering Performance as Protest Art

Prior Knowledge Connected to editorial lessons and previous conversations about

protest art.
Lesson Objective(s) Students will be able to break down a performance/display of
protest and determine its purpose and occasion.
Lesson Assessment Notebook entry
Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of

what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the
text.

Materials Needed Alvin Ailey and Riverdale videos; song evaluation worksheets

Time Learning Task Methods or Procedures

- Did you do the Awkward Pause
notebook entry?
6 min Watch Alvin Ailey video
5 min Think Pair Share: What is this
performance responding to? Is it a
single event or something
broader?
5 min Have tables share out
5 min Introduce and watch Riverdale
video
10 min In your notebook, write about
both of the videos.
- Assign song evaluation (due
Wednesday)
If not, do it today. :)
Talk to the person next to you about this
question and then share with your table.
What is the CONTEXT?
How do you know?
Think about the songs chosen and visual
cues.
We all love this show, so I wanted to bring
in a scene to analyze/discuss. :)
CONTEXT
-What is this piece responding to? Is it a
specific event/moment in time or a broad
idea?
PURPOSE
-Why did the artist/performer choose to
create their piece? What were they trying
to accomplish or elicit thought about?
AUDIENCE
-Who was intended to watch the
performance? Was it a specific audience?
TONE
-What was the overall mood or feeling
depicted in the piece?
What questions do you have about the
assignment?