Teaching Gimpel the Fool | 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: Isaac Bashvis Singer is a Polish Jew and Nobel prize winning author. This lesson will focus on the author's history and impact on literature.

1) 1) Research: Take the class to the library to learn about Singer's place in literary history. While searching, ask yourself, why is this author important? Why were his stories and themes relevant during his lifetime? Why do they remain relevant?
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