Great Expectations Lesson Plan | Unit Objectives
1. Students will study the theme of wealth as a corrupting influence.
2. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the text on four levels: factual, interpretive,
critical and personal.
3. Students will trace Pip's development through the novel to see the effects of wealth and
education upon him.
4. Students will create a plan by which they could achieve their own Great Expectations.
5. Students will read biographical information about successful people to see how they became
successful and to find role models.
6. Students will be given the opportunity to practice reading aloud and silently to improve their
skills in each area.
7. Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the main
events and characters in Great Expectations as they relate to the author's theme development.
8. Students will enrich their vocabularies and improve their understanding of the novel through
the vocabulary lessons prepared for use in conjunction with the novel.
9. The writing assignments in this unit are geared to several purposes:
a. To have students demonstrate their abilities to inform, to persuade, or
to express their own personal ideas
Note: Students will demonstrate ability to write effectively to inform
by developing and organizing facts to convey information. Students
will demonstrate the ability to write effectively to persuade by
selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an
argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for
an identified audience. Students will demonstrate the ability to write
effectively to express personal ideas by selecting a form and its
appropriate elements.
b. To check the students' reading comprehension
c. To make students think about the ideas presented by the novel
d. To encourage logical thinking
e. To provide an opportunity to practice good grammar and improve
students' use of the English language.
