Daily Lessons for Teaching The Haunting of Hill House

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 Introduction of main characters.

1) 1) The main characters of the novel are introduced in this chapter. Discuss with the students who these characters are including their character traits. Include Dr. Montague, Eleanor, Theo, and Luke. Have students discuss their motives for coming to Hill House.

2) Divide students into small groups. Have students define character traits. Have...
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