Teaching Eugene Onegin | 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: Alexander Pushkin is a writer of legendary status in Russia with a colorful biography. This lesson will introduce Alexander Pushkin.

1) 1.Introduction: Ask the class if they can name the well-known Russian author whose great grandfather was African, who started publishing when he was fifteen, who lived part of his life in exile, who influenced Russian rebels for generations, and who died in a duel with...
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