Teaching A House for Mr Biswas | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Prologue What makes a person successful? The prologue of the book begins at the end of Mr. Biswas' life. As he reflects on his rather mundane life, he feels a sense of pride and accomplishment. The objective of this lesson is to examine the definition of success as defined by Eastern and Western culture in the book.

1) 1. As a class, discuss...
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