Teaching Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses | 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: In "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" and "Mea Culpa of the Culpable," Allende introduces all of the major themes this work will address: love, sex, sensory perception, passion, creativity, food, and the many varied relationships between all these themes. She also introduces the individuals who contributed to this book. This lesson will discuss these themes and individuals.

1) Class Discussion: The author, Isable Allende, addresses...
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