Day 1

The American Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    The Paris of Newman and James

    Kind of Activity:

    Long-term Project

    Objective:

    Students will be able to utilize technology and research to develop a multimedia presentation linking the novel to the historical and cultural context of nineteenth-century Paris

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.7; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.3; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.B

    Structure:

    This long-term project is designed for students to develop an understanding of the social, political, and cultural contexts within which Henry James wrote The American, and to develop understanding of the relationships between James’s biography and innovative “Realist”...

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