Daily Lessons for Teaching The Fourposter

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: Act 1, Scene 1 "The Fourposter" is written by Jan de Hartog, a Dutch immigrant born in 1914, who later became a Quaker. This objective will discuss relevant author biographical information concerning the play.

1) 1) In-class report: Have students work both in the classroom and in the library to create a short biographical report about Jan de Hartog. Students should cover topics such as...
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