Candide Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read Chapters XXV-XXX 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 XXV

To pass the time, Candide and Martin meet with the Senator Pococurante, a wealthy man who seems to delight in disliking everything. Over the course of the evening, the three men discuss many kinds of art – including painting, opera and literature – but at each turn, Pococurante...