Daily Lessons for Teaching Gulliver's Travels

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: Gulliver is introduced as a trained doctor, yet his heart seems to be that of an explorer and traveler. The objective of this lesson is to explore the topic of occupation versus desire. For example, why must people sometimes take jobs that they don't want. Why are some people's dream jobs different from other people's dream jobs? Also, how do people incorporate their desires...
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