Is the Queen of Hearts a misunderstood monarch or an unchecked tyrant? A video from a series on villainous characters examines how Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland paints the Queen of Hearts as the ultimate power-hungry villain.

Concepts

alice's adventures in wonderland, villains, lewis carroll

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Align the video with other examples of characters and/or historical figures who have been driven to villainy through their pursuit of power
• Host a class discussion in which they name their favorite villains from movies or books, and vote for the most villainous of all

Classroom Considerations

• The topic for the video is more provocative than the substance of the video itself; use the question of the Queen's degree of power as a springboard for further class discussion
• Part of a series on literary villains, which is available with a PBS membership

Pros

• An entertaining way to approach a classic novel
• Short length makes the video versatile for multiple class settings

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.6.2 RL.6.3 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.8.2 RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.5 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3