The Little Prince
Bibliography
Exupéry, Antoine de. The Little Prince. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000. Print.
Exupéry, Antoine de. The Little Prince. San Diego: Harcourt, 2000. Print.
Target Audience
7th-8th Grade - All students
7th-8th Grade - All students
Academic Vocabulary
Dejection: a state of melancholy depression
Vexed: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
Balderdash: trivial nonsense
Lugubrious: excessively mournful
Monotony: constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
Insubordination: defiance of authority
Thunderstruck: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Trudge: to walk heavily and firmly
Dejection: a state of melancholy depression
Vexed: troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
Balderdash: trivial nonsense
Lugubrious: excessively mournful
Monotony: constancy of tone or pitch or inflection
Insubordination: defiance of authority
Thunderstruck: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Trudge: to walk heavily and firmly
Genre
Fantasy, Allegory, Fable
Fantasy, Allegory, Fable
Summary
Antione de Saint Exupery’s The Little Prince is a fascinating story in which the narrator tells about the travels of the little prince. The Little Prince lived on a small planet alone and owned three volcanoes and an extraordinary flower which encompassed extravagant pride. The pride of the flower is what drove the Little Prince out of his perfect world and began traveling to other planets. During his travels, he ended up on six different planets meeting several different characters including with the king, the conceited man, the tippler, the businessman, the lamplighter, the geographer, the snake, and the desert flower, the garden of roses, the railway switchman, the merchant, the fox, and the narrator. The Little Prince learns from the fox, though, about what is really important in life.
Antione de Saint Exupery’s The Little Prince is a fascinating story in which the narrator tells about the travels of the little prince. The Little Prince lived on a small planet alone and owned three volcanoes and an extraordinary flower which encompassed extravagant pride. The pride of the flower is what drove the Little Prince out of his perfect world and began traveling to other planets. During his travels, he ended up on six different planets meeting several different characters including with the king, the conceited man, the tippler, the businessman, the lamplighter, the geographer, the snake, and the desert flower, the garden of roses, the railway switchman, the merchant, the fox, and the narrator. The Little Prince learns from the fox, though, about what is really important in life.
Literary Concepts
Symbolism, Similes, Metaphors
Symbolism, Similes, Metaphors
Activity
Students will illustrate on a poster each character the Little Prince encounters throughout the book. The students will depict the lessons they learned from each character. With each character, they will also include a quote from the book that shows a symbolism, simile, or metaphor.
Students will illustrate on a poster each character the Little Prince encounters throughout the book. The students will depict the lessons they learned from each character. With each character, they will also include a quote from the book that shows a symbolism, simile, or metaphor.
Assessment
An assessment for this book could be a test in which students must explain the meaning of a simile, symbol, or metaphor. For example, a student will see a question that is a quote from the book, and the student must identify the literary element and describe what it means.
An assessment for this book could be a test in which students must explain the meaning of a simile, symbol, or metaphor. For example, a student will see a question that is a quote from the book, and the student must identify the literary element and describe what it means.
Integration
This book can be integrated with Science and Culture.
Science: The Little Prince can be integrated into Science by talking about Earth and Space Science.
Culture: Culture integration with this novel comes from the characters that the Little Prince encounters and what lesson he learns when encountering them.
This book can be integrated with Science and Culture.
Science: The Little Prince can be integrated into Science by talking about Earth and Space Science.
Culture: Culture integration with this novel comes from the characters that the Little Prince encounters and what lesson he learns when encountering them.