The Scarlet Pimpernel Lesson Plan

Students read Chapter XXIV: The Death-Trap through Chapter XXXI: The Escape.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6
   Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7
   Analyze the representation of a subject...