One of America’s best-loved books is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. But it's not an easy novel to understand or discuss. Filled with romance and nostalgia, Scarlett O’Hara’s journey does not address the problems of slavery and can be painful to read. Yet this book prevails as a tale of gumption, courage, and of course, love.

Learning Objectives

Student will:

• Watch a video segment and answer contextual questions.
• Build vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension skills
• Discuss how authors often revisit works of fiction to create narratives that express the views of under-represented characters
• Explore the period of Reconstruction from the African-American perspective