Teaching The Golden Ass | 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: Preface and Chapter 1: The Story of Aristomenes The setting and language of The Golden Ass is very different than what students experience today. In studying the setting and introducing the novel to the class, the students will be better equipped to proceed with the novel. The objective of this lesson is a study of the setting and the origins of the novel.

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