Daily Lessons for Teaching Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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: Chapters 1 and 2. When Mr. Durbeyfield learns he is descended from an ancient noble family, he immediately begins to act as if he is superior. However, his family and neighbors are not so impressed, and say that his title is useless unless he can turn it to his advantage financially. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the concept of nobility, as introduced in...
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