Literature in English SS 1 Curriculum Guides – “The Marriage of Anansewa ” – Efua Sutherland

 

THEME – “THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA” – EFUA SUTHERLAND

TOPIC 1 – BACKGROUND AND SETTING

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. The marriage of Anansewa

2. Pictures

3. Maps and drawing materials

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Discuss and describe the background of the author.

2. Describe the setting of the play.

3. Discuss the relationship between the African traditional theatre as portrayed in the marriage of Anansewa and Greek theatre.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Efua sutherland

1. Author’s background

An Ghanaian female playwright and dramatist.

 

2. Describe the setting of the play

 

3. Discuss the relationship between the African traditional theatre as portrayed in the Marriage of Anansewa and Greek theatre.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. introduces the playwright and her background.

2. leads students to discuss background and setting in relation to the play.

3. guides students to compare African traditional theatre with Greek theatre.

4. groups students to produce pictorial sketches of background, setting, Greek theatre.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. recount playwright’s background.

2. discuss background and setting as they relate to the play.

3. compare Greek theatre with African traditional theatre.

4. make pictorial sketches of background, setting and theatre in groups.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. adequately describe author’s background.

2. appropriately relates the cultural setting to the play.

3. identify two similarities and two differences between African traditional theatre and Greek theatre.

 

 

 

THEME – “THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA” – EFUA SUTHERLAND

TOPIC 2 – CHARACTERIZATION 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Excerpts from the play

2. Cardboard sheets

3. Flash boards

4. Markers, etc.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify major and minor characters in the play.

2. describe and analyse each character in context.

3. identify with a character as a role model.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Major and Minor Characters

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. Guides students to identify and list major and minor characters in the play.

2. Group students in their group presentation of findings.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. list major and minor characters in the play.

2. write down three attributes of the major character(s) for presentation to class.

3. presents character maps and justifies their entries on the maps.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. identify and list major and minor characters.

2. work in group to identify and discuss character attribute using character mapping.

3. group presents finding to the whole class.

 

 

THEME – “THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA” – EFUA SUTHERLAND

TOPIC 3 – LANGUAGE, STYLE, DRAMATIC TECHNIQUE AND SYMBOLISM

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Excerpts from the play.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. Identify the unique languages elements.

2. Discuss their nature in content.

3. Describe the various dramatic devices.

4. Identify and interpret the symbols in context.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Consideration of instance on uniques use of language, dramatic devices and symbolism.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to identify and discuss scenes that contain unique language elements.

2. describe the nature and effectiveness of unique language elements in the play.

3. leads students to discuss the dramatic devices used in the play.

4. guides them to identify and interpret symbols in the play.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. Identify and discuss scenes that contain unique language elements.

2. Describe the nature and effectiveness of unique language element in the play.

3. Discuss the dramatic devices used in the play.

4. Identify and interpret symbols in the play.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. describe two scenes that contain unique language elements.

2. list two dramatic devices used in the play.

3. write down your own interpretation of symbols in the play for presentation to the class.

 

 

THEME  “THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA” – EFUA SUTHERLAND

TOPIC 4 – PLOT 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Selected text

2. Flannel graph

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. trace the sequence of the major events in the play.

2. identify and discuss the causes and effects in the play.

3. list major events in the play.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. The economic pressure which compels Anansewa to scheme in order to make money from his daughter’s marriage.

 

2. The effect of the above schemes.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. identifies relevant portions of the text and make students read them aloud in class.

2. guides students to discuss the sequential unfolding of events.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. read identified portions of text aloud in class.

2. discuss the causes and effects of actions in the play and present your own opinion.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. list major events of the play.

2. identify two causes and consequent effects of actions in the play.

3. draw a cause-effect model of events in the play.

 

 

THEME – “THE MARRIAGE OF ANANSEWA” – EFUA SUTHERLAND

TOPIC 5 – THEME 

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Selected text

2. Portable board for the display and analysis of checklist of student’s opinions, flash cards

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. identify the main theme of the play.

2. analyse the development of each theme(s).

3. relate themes to personal life experience.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

The key themes are,

1. true love triumphs over all difficulties.

2. risks could be profitable.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to identify scene(s) that embody the theme(s).

2. asks students to read the different scenes in which the themes are found.

3. guides students to give their personal opinions on the theme(s).

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. identify scene(s) that embody the theme(s).

2. read the different scene(s) in which the theme(s) are found.

3. write personal opinions on the theme(s).

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. Identify major theme(s) of the play.

2. Present your own opinion(s) to the class.