Teaching The Secret Agent | 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: The purpose of Chapter 1 is essentially to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Verloc, her brother, and her mother. These are the main characters of Conrad's tale. The objective of Lesson #1 is to examine the characters and how Conrad introduces them.

1) Assignments:

1) Task: Divide the class into four groups and assign each a separate character. Have each group discuss the character they are...
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