Daily Lessons for Teaching St. Anselm: Basic Writings

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: In Proslogium, Anselm begins in the preface by stating his dissatisfaction with the Monologium and his rationale for writing the Proslogium. In Chapters 1through 6, he gives overall points about God and this writing. This lesson will discuss the preface and chapters 1 through 6 of the Proslogium.

1) Class Discussion: Summarize the Preface and first six chapters.

Small Group Activity: Choose one of these...
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