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Lesson 1 (from Chapter 1)

Objective

The novel POSSESSION is about connections between the past and the present. The London Library represents this to Roland. The objective of this lesson is to understand Roland's connection with the past.

Lesson

1) Ask the students to research the history of a place that is important to them, and find out who used that place, and how, in the past. Have the students share what they've found out. As a class, discuss the connection between the past and the present. How does the past affect the present? Is the information they've found out meaningful to them?

2) As a class, read the description of what Roland loves about the London Library. Ask the students what the connection is between the past and the present in the London Library. What does Roland love about the London Library, and why? What connection does Roland feel with the past? How...

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