The Brothers Karamazov Lesson Plan

Read Part One (Books 1-3)

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3
   Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1
   Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an understanding of the text as a whole.

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and...