Day 1

Communist Manifesto Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Judging the Bourgeoisie

    Kind of Activity:

    Group Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will consider the essay's moral perspective

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.10, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

    Structure:

    Throughout the first section of The Communist Manifsto, Marx and Engels level serious charges against the bourgeoisie. Do they deserve to be overthrown by the proletariat? This exercise will address those charges.

    Break the class into three groups: the prosecutors, the defenders, and the judges.

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