The Bloody Chamber Lesson Plan

The Perfect Crime?

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will demonstrate understanding of the plot and characters of "Puss-in-Boots"

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Imagine "Puss-in-Boots" as an episode of a television police procedural. The undertaker has informed police that he thinks the death of Panteleone is suspicious, and a modern-day homicide investigation squad is sent to the scene to look for evidence and interview people who might have information. What would they learn? Would they be able to prove that the old man was murdered?

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