Teacher Guide

Pilgrim's Progress Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

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

  1. 1

    Students will study allegory as a genre, analyze Bunyan's use of allegory, and write allegories of their own.

  2. 2

    Students will research Bunyan's historical context and discuss how it is relevant to the story's events and themes.

  3. 3

    Students will study and discuss the story's major themes, symbols, and metaphors.

  4. 4

    Students will respond creatively to the work through writing and performance.

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