Teaching The Winter's Tale | 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: Act one, Scene one: Shakespeare chooses to write "The Winter's Tale" in a play format. This lesson focuses on having the students learn the differences between a play and a narrative format.

1) 1. Class Discussion: As a class, brainstorm a list of differences between a play and a narrative. Post this list in the front of the class where everyone can see it.

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