Teaching Goodbye, Columbus | 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: Chapter 1 The student will take notes on the novel, GOOD-BYE COLUMBUS and its author, Philip Roth. The student will participate in a discussion of socio-economic classes in a capitalist society.

1) 1. Teacher will give pertinent information to the students about Roth. [Things to mention: Sexual angst in Jewish young men; Desire to separate from Jewish religion but retain
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