Les Miserables Lesson Plan

Dramatis Personae

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will begin to fill out a character map of the novel's main characters.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

Les Miserables has many characters, both major and minor. Although today's reading only introduces us to a few of them (Valjean, Fantine, Cosette, and Myriel), as the novel's scope expands, so too will its roster of characters. It may be difficult to remember who is who at first, and so, for this activity, students will create a character map to make the process easier. In small groups, students will list out the characters we meet in today's reading and what...