Teaching Doctor Faustus | 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: Christopher Marlowe is the author of "Dr. Faustus" and many other important works of English literature; in fact, he is often considered the second most influential English author, bested only by Shakespeare. This lesson will focus on the author and his biography.

1) 1. In Class Reading: Hand out copies of a short biography on Christopher Marlowe. Have the class read the biography and take...
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