For this section, students should read Chapters IX-XXIV of Candide.
Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapter XIX
After leaving El Dorado, Candide and Cacambo head in the direction of the Dutch colony of Suriname. There, the two prepare to rejoin Cunégonde in Buenos Aires. They try to persuade a Spanish captain to help them, but he tells them that it would not be a good idea to try to take...