Lord Jim
Lord Jim tells the story of a capable sailor who makes a decision that haunts him for the rest of his life. The readers accompany him on a journey that ends in the Malay jungle on the island of Patusan. Like the narrator, Marlow, readers try to make sense of Jim’s experiences. Themes examined in this novel include ethics and honor, friendship, loyalty, and the search for purpose.
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.
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Literary Form
British Novel
Student Activities
Students participate in many research-based activities and consider their own ideas in journal entries. They give presentations and dramatizations. They participate in large and small group discussions. Numerous opportunities to prepare for the open-ended question on the Advanced Placement Literature and Composition exam are included.
Supplementary materials include open-ended essay prompts and a test with answer key.
Ethical Values
- Integrity
- Loyalty
- Responsibility
- Self-actualization
- Truth
