Teacher Guide

The Motorcycle Diaries 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

    In both writing and classroom discussion, students will cite textual evidence to support opinions on the meaning and significance of the text.

  2. 2

    Students, through research and classroom discussion, will be able to place the work in its social and historical context, citing both reasons for its significance in relation to Che Guevara's political/military career and the continued contemporary resonance.

  3. 3

    Students will strengthen and develop research skills in order to better understand and interrogate concepts including Communism, marxism,...

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