Teaching Dead Souls | 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: When Tchitchikov arrives in N., the entire town is abuzz. This lesson will explore the significance of his immediate popularity with the important people in town.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Why do you think it is strange that all the important people in town have become so interested in the new visitor? Why are they bothering themselves over a scholar? What do you think the author...
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