Daily Lessons for Teaching The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

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: This section of the play shows us how style can blend with substance to create an effective sense of atmosphere and storytelling. This lesson will discuss this atmosphere and storytelling.

1) Class Discussion: Describe this first scene.

Small Group Activity: What is interesting about this scene? How might Dickens be unique?

Class Discussion: Share the groups' thoughts about this scene and its unique qualities....
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