Project #3: Baroness Orczy :The Scarlet Pimpernel

True confession: I didn't make it very far into The Last of the Mohicans before I got really bored and busy and frustrated. But since last August, I have managed to read Treasure Island and the first half of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea aloud to my sixth graders. So I have been enjoying classics with my sixth grade class, even though the plan set forth on TBC hasn't worked out so well. Our next read aloud book will be The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. This book is set during the French Revolution (18th century), when French peasants were beheading aristocrats (upper class) as fast as they could with "Madame la Guillotine" before they might make it out of Paris. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a mysterious Englishman who manages to sneek gobs of wealthy aristocrats out of Paris right under the military's nose, saving their lives.

I'm excited about a project that I can do with my students, because I know I will complete it. Read along with us and share your thoughts and perhaps I'll share some of theirs.