North and South Lesson Plan

Margaret as a Public Spectacle

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to understand the repercussions of Margaret’s actions during the riot and compare cultural conditions of Margaret’s Victorian England with their own context

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.7

Structure:

In the riot scene, Margaret becomes a public spectacle, viewed by the eyes of hundreds of men. This act, which is unconventional and inappropriate for a middle-class lady, has many repercussions on her life.

Since the scene revolves around a visual moment, this activity is a good place to utilize the the 2004 BBC miniseries...