Teaching Emma | 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: Volume 1 Chapter 1 | Volume 1 Chapter 2 Many of the main characters are introduced in these opening chapters. Discuss characterization with the students.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Emma, Mr. Woodhouse, Mr. and Mrs. Weston, Mr. George Knightley, and Mr. Frank Churchill are all introduced in these chapters. Discuss these characters with the students. Have students list some of the character traits...
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