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Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind is the most unique and memorable class novel you could possibly offer your upperclassmen! It follows a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell on his quest to bottle the scent of a young woman into a perfume so he can find personal fulfillment as well as conquer the world. The trigger warnings that might scare off younger students, conservative districts, or generally anyone squeamish - (implied) pedophilia, murder, orgies, and cannibalism

This 153-page bundle has all the resources you need to study Perfume: Story of a Murderer and Orwell's 1984 with your high school students! Plan your curriculum ahead to save time, money, and also find significant thematic connections between these dark novels. This bundle includes two unit plans:  Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind 4 introduction activities: A slideshow introducing characterization, genre, theme, etc.2 interactive* introduction activities, including analytical

This Unit Introduction includes essential question, topics, motifs, symbols; a pre-reading assignment with an excerpt from The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander (including student work sample), and a group work activity that will engage students in researching and presenting historical context to their peers. Home by Toni Morrison is the powerful odyssey of a Black veteran home from serving in the Korean war on a mission to save his sister from a eugenicist doctor in Georgia in the 50's. This

Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind is the most unique and memorable class novel you could possibly offer your upperclassmen! It follows a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell on his quest to bottle the scent of a young woman into a perfume so he can find personal fulfillment as well as conquer the world. This bundle includes discussion questions, group activities, vocabulary games, and a reader response assignment perfect for this novel but also any other book you might

Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind is the most unique and memorable class novel you could possibly offer your upperclassmen! It follows a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell on his quest to bottle the scent of a young woman into a perfume so he can find personal fulfillment as well as conquer the world. This bundle includes an introductory slideshow to important literary features, and two introductory activities! The trigger warnings that might scare off younger studen

This fun project is a great way to get students getting to know each other and playing together! Students will set a goal, intention, and tone for the year by imagining what “genre” our classroom is, what will make it fun, and what “archetype” each student is. Academically, it is excellent for authentically analyzing short, diverse texts - theme songs or movie trailers - so students understand its features and demonstrate that understanding by replicating them using technology.  This resource

This activity prepares students to read Perfume: Story of a Murderer by engaging their sense of smell and using their descriptive writing skills. Writing smells is hard, and infrequently seen in normal books - can they use words to communicate smells so their peers can guess what they are? This resource is a google slides presentation, and includes two introduction slides (with animations!), three smelling activity slides, and concluding questions. These are included in two formats, back-to-bac

This 6-slide PDF presentation will introduce 11-12 grade or college students to the novel Perfume: Story of a Murderer by covering the genre, themes, style, and characterization they will need to pay attention to as they begin reading with no additional preparation needed by the teacher. Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind is the most unique and memorable class novel you could possibly offer your upperclassmen! It follows a serial killer with a supernatural sense of smell on his qu

Even advanced students can have a difficult time with literary analysis: once they find interesting or figurative language, how do they know that they are analyzing it in their essays and not just summarizing it, reflecting on it, or describing it? This 17-page slideshow provides direct instruction on four levels of analysis that provide a scaffolding for their thinking and a concrete reference against which to check examples in their thinking and writing.

This activity serves two purposes: to introduce the novel Perfume: Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind, but also to engage students with analyzing tone and mood and applying their understanding to music that they know and enjoy. This activity engages students on an authentic level by appealing to their interests, and takes some of the fear away from the term "analysis" by focusing instead on their feelings and impressions, while still asking them to support their ideas with evidence. This re

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