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Teaching A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events.

Charles Dickens
Project Gutenberg

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

STANDARDS:
RL.1 - Meaning & Evidence, RL.2 - Main Ideas, RL.3 - Characters & Plot, RL.4 - Key Terms & Tone, RL.5 - Text Structure, RL.6 - Point of View, RL.7 - Diverse Media, RL.9 - Compare Texts

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

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