Teaching Solaris | 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 opening of Solaris follows Kelvin on a journey from the Prometheus into the Solaris research station. The purpose of this lesson is to understand the purpose and effect of this opening scene.

1) 1) As a class, read the opening scene of Solaris, as Kelvin approaches and lands at the research station. Have each student write his/her answers to the following questions: How does the...
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