Crime and Punishment Lesson Plan

Raskolnikov on the Sick Bed

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will recognize the tropes used by the novel

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:

Raskolnikov spends much of the chapters assigned for Day Three either sick in bed or arguing with people around him. This can make for some surprisingly funny interactions in an otherwise dour and serious novel.

To help students appreciate the humor and horror of these scenes, break the class into groups of...