Daily Lessons for Teaching The Death of Ivan Ilych

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: Themes in "The Death of Ivan Ilych" are found in Leo Tolstoy's own life. Even Ivan's last name can be found in Tolstoy's father's name: Count Nicolay Ilyich Tolstoy. The objective of this lesson is for students to research and write about the life of Leo Tolstoy, author of "The Death of Ivan Ilych."

1) 1) Before students arrive, break up the life of Tolstoy into sections...
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