Daily Lessons for Teaching Four Major Plays

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: This lesson should focus on the facts of Act 1--time, place, characters, relationships, and initial action. Act 1 sets up the conflict for the entire play, not only the outward threat from Krogstad, but Nora's inner struggle for self-awareness.

1) 1) Class Activity: Read Act 1 aloud. The students may take turns reading parts, or choose certain students to read one part for...
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