A Passage to India
A Passage to India is set during British rule in India. Two English women visit the country with the intent to know the real India. While visiting, a mysterious experience at a cave leads one of the women to accuse an Indian doctor of molesting her. Actions reveal the chasms that separate the English from the Indians and the difficulties of friendships that attempt to span those chasms. There is emphasis on identity, patriotism, justice, and prejudice.
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 study the social, political, and religious setting of India. Lessons address the area surrounding Chandrapore and its geographical, cultural, and social divisions. Students use graphic organizers to compare and contrast, study Forster’s use of language to evoke mood, and interpret themes. They also engage in dramatic exercises to closely examine the motivations and methods of characters and use film to observe the translation from language to cinematography.
Supplementary materials feature essay questions.
Ethical Values
- Courage
- Faith
- Justice
- Loyalty
- Truth
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