The Plague (La Peste)
Albert Camus (1947, French)
translated by Stuart Gilbert
“The truth is that everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits.”
― Albert Camus, The Plague
“It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague time.”
― Albert Camus, The Plague
Click Book Cover for a PDF of the Text in the original French
― Albert Camus, The Plague
“It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague time.”
― Albert Camus, The Plague
Click Book Cover for a PDF of the Text in the original French
Overarching Thematic Question for This Reading
Absurdity and Identity: What Drives Our Need to Impose Rational Order and Meaning on Our Lives?
Read-Aloud Passages
Socratic Seminar #1: pgs. 18-20
Socratic Seminar #4: pg. pgs. 216-219
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Socratic Seminar #2: pg. pgs. 75-77
Socratic Seminar #5: pgs.277-281
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Socratic Seminar #3: pgs. 160-164
Socrtic Seminar #6: pg. pgs. 307-308
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The Reading Schedule
Seminar #1: pg 1-51
Seminar #4: pg 167-219
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Seminar #2: pg 51 - pg 110
Seminar #5: 220-265
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Seminar #3: pg 111-161
Seminar #6: pg 269- 308
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Chapter 1 In the Original French
The Interactive Oral Prompts:
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Seminar Prompts Prior to 2018
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The Handouts:
Close Reading introductory Activity for The Plague | |
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Modern Art Criticism: Group Project | |
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Prompts for "The Tension between Technical Mass-Order and Human Life" (Jaspers) | |
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Discussion Prompts for The Plague Close Reading Activity | |
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The Secondary Sources:
Modern Art Group Presentation | |
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"The Tension between Technical Mass-Order and Human Life," Karl Jaspers | |
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