Teaching The Mayor of Casterbridge | 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: Michael begins the auction of his wife as a joke. This is not the first time. At first Susan ignores him, used to his drunken behavior. However, the sale is settled and Susan really leaves with another man this time. The objective is to analyze motivation, actions, and their consequences.

1) 1- Groups: In small groups, discuss Michael's thoughts and behavior in the furmity tent. What...
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