Teaching The Satanic Verses | 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: Chapter 1 The student will take notes from teacher lecture about Salman Rushdie and the novel, THE SATANIC VERSES. The student will join a discussion about literary satire and Rushdie's unique magical realism.

1) 1. Teacher lecture: Give the background on Salman Rushdie that includes the prestigious literary prizes he has won and the death threats and fatwā (religious edict) issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. ...
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