Daily Lessons for Teaching Herland

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: The introduction includes biographical information about the author of the novel "Herland," Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The introduction was written by Ann J. Lane, who also wrote a biography of Gilman. This lesson discusses the introduction of the novel "Herland".

1) 1) Library research: Have students research the author of the introduction, Ann J. Lane. What others works has she done? Based on her background and knowledge...
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