Fear, Flight, and Fate
What do you see? What do you hear? in Richard Wright’s novel Native Son
Explanation:
The thematic elements of fear, flight, and fate run through Richard Wright’s seminal work Native Son. As you know, Wright’s novel is comprised of three parts entitled Fear, Flight, and Fate.
Your group is being tasked with finding visual and auditory representations of each book in Native Son. You must search for and discuss your finds and your choices. You will write about why you made the choices you made for each book (three paragraphs minimum) in addition to presenting this information to the class in a dynamic, rehearsed presentation replete with visuals as well as musical accompaniment.
Group Size: 3
Group Members: ______, ______, ______
Requirements: Two Visuals and One Auditory that will represent the three books in the novel.
Visuals: Explore fine art websites and books and utilize resources like the teachers in our Art Department. If you and your group are feeling particularly daring, create your own visuals for one or more of the books. If you use another artist’s work, you must cite the work.
Here are two suggested art sites:
artcyclopedia.com
artchive.com
Auditory: Select an appropriate musical piece to accompany each visual. The pieces or excerpts from the pieces you choose can be from any musical genre and time period. Length of each piece played should be about two minutes and should be played during the presentation. If the song has lyrics, they must be attached with the written component. Be sure you cite the source of your music. You may use music in your own collection or you can search and download from the plethora of free music sites.
Writing: In clear, concise writing, (one paragraph per piece) you must analyze each choice, explaining why you made the choices you made and how each selection communicates the thematic elements of fear, flight, and fate. Text should be in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced with the appropriate header. However, you will be using Google docs to collaborate on the paragraphs. Use the google doc directions from earlier in the year and invite your group members and me to view and comment on the document. My email address is .
Time to complete: 3 class periods – The last period will consist of presentations
Assessment: Self- Assessment
Rubric: Test Grade
Three Written Analysis of Choices: 30 points
Two Pieces of Visual Art: 20 points
One Musical Piece:20 points
Group Analysis:10 points