Day 1

Dead Souls Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read Part 1, Chapters 1-3

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

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 discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

Part 1, Chapter 1

The novel begins with the arrival of a government official named Chichikov in a small Russian town identified only as "N." He is a mysterious figure, and his motives for traveling to the town are unclear. He moves into a small, simple room at a local hotel. He says very little about himself or his past to anyone in town but...

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