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All of the Genres!
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
Students will research and present on the various genres represented in Bleak House.
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5
Structure:
Bleak House is noteworthy for containing so many different genres. It simultaneously incorporates features of the detective novel, the romance novel, the social critique novel, and the morality/fallen-woman novel.
Begin the activity by pointing out these four genres and asking students to identify how they see them manifested in the novel. The detective element appears through Mr....
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