Teaching The Misanthrope | 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: Act One, Scene One lesson explores the first theme of the play, which is the balance between honesty and compassion. Students gain a deeper understanding for this theme and how it is represented in the play.

1) 1. Class Discussion: What is the theme of this play as presented in Act One, Scene One? How does the reader know the theme? How is this theme represented?...
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