Teaching Euripides V | 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: Introduction to Euripides and Greek Tragedy: As an introduction to the study of Electra, The Phoenician Women and The Bacchae, today's class will examine the playwright, Euripides. Euripides (480BC-406BC) was one of three prominent Greek tragedians. Between 18 and 19 of his plays remain today in completion. Today's class will examine the overview of Euripides' biography and the style of Greek tragedy and prepare presentations for the...
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