Teaching Memoirs of Hadrian | 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: Animula Vagula Blandula Students may or may not have a clear understanding of the historical identities of Emperor Hadrian and other important figures in this book. Also, students may not be able to set the book in the appropriate historical time period. In this lesson, prior to beginning "Animula Vagula Blandula," students will complete some research in order to establish a context for the book.

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