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Lesson 1 (from Section 1: Chapter 1 ("Shipwreck and Desertion") through Chapter 3 ("Our First Landfall"))
Objective
Students will explore the relationship of Johann Wyss's background to the novel The Swiss Family Robinson.
Johann Wyss was a Swiss pastor with four sons who, inspired by Robinson Crusoe, wrote The Swiss Family Robinson as a series of family stories meant to teach values to his sons. The novel was first compiled by one of his sons--also named Johann--and subsequently translated from German into French and then English. During these many translations, the novel was revised significantly. This lessons asks students to consider how this unique publication history has impacted the novel they are about to read.
Lesson
Viewing: Show students the video "The True Robinson Crusoe: Alexander Selkirk," by Forgotten Lives," and then a video that summarizes Robinson Crusoe (both available online).
Reading and Discussion: Distribute copies of Susan Reed's article "The Adventures of ‘The Swiss Family Robinson.’" After students have had time to...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 9-10.10, 11-12.9, 11-12.10
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