Daily Lessons for Teaching The Lais of Marie de France

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: Guigemar is about a great knight named Guigemar who has one flaw. He shows no interest in romance.This lesson will discuss this knight.

1) Class Discussion: Who is Guigemar? What do you know about him?

Small Group Activity: Why is the fact that he shows no interest in romance considered a flaw? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Class Debate: Split the class...
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