North and South Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will demonstrate a complex understanding of Victorian, industrial England and be able to articulate ways that historical people, places, and events connect to the novel.

2. 2

   Students will be able to trace the development of major characters, noting at key points how characters' personalities and attitudes change.

3. 3

   Students will be able to understand the ways that gender, class, and social conventions heavily influence the plot and characters in the novel.

4. 4

   Studends will be able to analyze, in individual writing and group discussion, major...