If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will learn about socialist ideals and the labor movement.
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Students will discuss the role that social establishments—especially patriarchal ones—play in protest and revolt.
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Students will research the history of protest and revolution in France throughout history.
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Students will learn about the style of writing referred to as naturalism, as pioneered by Zola himself.
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Students will discuss questions of "nature versus nurture," and the role that environments and/or genetics play in shaping people's personalities.
