The Scarlet Pimpernel
The French Revolution is the setting for The Scarlet Pimpernel of adventure and intrigue. Duplicity and self-seeking stand opposed to honesty and self-sacrifice in the effort to save French aristocrats wrongly sentenced to death. High adventure and dangerous escapades are motivated by altruism and self-sacrifice in the narrative of the Scarlet Pimpernel and his men.
About the Series:
Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $19.95
Literary Form
World Novel
Student Activities
Students research the French Revolution, examine setting and point of view, and analyze conflict. They also translate the formal encounter of characters into an informal one, create a melodrama using key characters, analyze the author’s use of coincidence, and write an essay on the stereotyping of women.
Supplementary materials include a short-answer test and answer key.
Ethical Values
- Courage
- Endurance
- Freedom
- Initiative
- Loyalty
- Service
- Teamwork
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