The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage takes place during the Civil War and focuses on a young soldier’s experiences as he goes from naïve idealism to awareness of the horrors of war. This short novel demonstrates masterful use of point of view and serves as a psychological study of a boy growing into manhood through times of duress. Often considered an example of Naturalism, the novel emphasizes the discrepancies between illusion and reality.
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
American Novel
Student Activities
Activities in this unit include reader response, panel discussions, creation of a scene based on a battle account, group research, comparison to Crane’s poetry, and examination of imagery, impressionism, naturalism, point of view, and setting.
The final lesson summarizes the novel as a whole. Supplementary materials include multiple choice chapter quizzes with answer keys, a multiple choice final test with answer key, and activities that encourage further investigation into the time period of the novel.
Ethical Values
- Citizenship
- Courage
- Loyalty
- Responsibility
- Self-actualization
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