The Little Prince Lesson Plan

Nazism and Baobabs

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore the symbolism of baobabs within "The Little Prince" and understand their connection with Nazism.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.5

Structure:

In chapter V, the narrator learns that the prince's home planet is infested by baobab seeds. There are good seeds and bad seeds, but baobab seeds are bad. They're bad because baobabs can get so big they would destroy the little prince's planet. As such, the little prince tends to his planet each morning, ripping up the baobabs when they are young, as soon as he can distinguish them from...