Daily Lessons for Teaching The Lady with the Pet Dog

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: Anton Chekhov: As an introduction to the study of The Lady with the Pet Dog, today's class will examine the short story's author, Anton Chekhov. Chekhov was a Russian author, playwright and physician, and was considered to be the greatest short-story writer in the world. In this class, students will research the history of the author and his works, establish the context of his writing, and determine...
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