Teaching Tender Is the Night | 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: Book 1, Chapter 1 | Book 1, Chapter 2 The main setting for the novel is a hotel on the French Riviera. The objective of this lesson is to explore the lifestyle of the French Riviera.

1) Lead the class in a discussion about the French Riviera. Where is it located? What cities are located in the French Riviera? What images does the...
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