Teaching Nights at the Circus | 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: Angela Carter is one of Britain's most influential authors and was a leading writer of feminist literature. The aim of this lesson is learn about Carter's life and work.

1) 1) With the students brainstorm what they already know about Angela Carter. What influence has he had on popular culture? Have any of her books been made into films? What other films has she written? Do her...
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