Almost, Maine

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Learning Goals

• You can engage and interact with the play Almost, Maine
• You can recognise and identify with metaphors used to express feelings
  

robbery

Robbery - Juice WRLD

• Listen to the song "Robbery" 
• Think about these two things:
• Why do you think the song is called robbery?
• Why does the singer say “put my heart in the bag”? 
• Share your thoughts about the song with the class.
  
• "put the money in the bag and nobody gets hurt"

Your beloved item...

• Share the item that you were asked to bring which reminds you of love. Tell us why you chose this specific item.
• Now, what would you feel if the item was “robbed” or “taken away”? And why?

What is a metaphor?

Find, highlight and submit
the metaphors in the play.

Re-writing Almost, Maine

• We are going to add some of our own words to the play
• Work in groups
• In your part of the play, you have to change the metaphors.
• Choose words that you think are suitable/fun/weird/etc.
• So, for example: "the northern lights" (18) could be substituded for "the crocodiles"
• When everybody's finished, two people from each group are going to act out (or just read) their part of the play.

Time to perform

Reflection

• How did you feel about performing the play?
•  What have you learned about the meaning of the play?
• How did the changing of the metaphor affect the play?
• Can you relate to any of the character?
• Did you have fun?

Homework for next class

• Google "heart metaphors examples"
• Find one that resonates with you or someone you know
• Bring it to class