Teaching Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel | 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: Chapters I and II Dorothy L. Sayers is an English author best known for her mystery stories set in the years between the two world wars. Sayers published several books featuring her Lord Peter Wimsey character including "Strong Poison", "Five Red Herrings", and "The Nine Tailors". This lesson discusses Dorothy L. Sayers, the author of "Whose Body?"

1) 1) Library Research: Have the students research the...
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