Daily Lessons for Teaching The Mysteries of Udolpho

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: Emily St. Albert's parents married for love rather than money, and the little family enjoys a simple life surrounded by the beauty of nature. This lesson will discuss Emily St. Albert's family life prior to her involvement with Signor Montoni and her move to castle di Udolpho. Emily's happy family life with her parents is important because of its contrast with the unhappiness and...
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