Bleak House Lesson Plan

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....