Daily Lessons for Teaching Bleak House

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 Chapter 1-4, the objective of this lesson is to get a feel for Dickens' writing style and to understand his what the author is trying to convey about Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. It is also suggested that students form small study groups for the purpose of studying the text together.

1) 1. In class, discuss the introduction to the Chancery and the ambience Dickens...
(read more)