Teaching Villette | 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: We are introduced to Lucy and Paulina early in the book--two young girls coming from different living situations and who both have different ties to Mrs. Bretton. The objective of this lesson is to discuss family structures and how there are different definitions of what constitutes a family.

1) 1) Have a review of the first two chapters, focusing on Lucy and Paulina and their...
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