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Lesson 1 (from Pages 3-11)

Objective

Pages 3-11

Philip Roth (born 1933) is an American novelist who gained fame in 1959 and has since become one of the most honored authors of his generation. Roth's books have twice been awarded the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle award, and three times the PEN/Faulkner Award. He received the Pulitzer Prize for literature in 1997. Today's class will research the author and introduce the novel "The Prague Orgy" to the class.

Lesson

1) Teacher Lecture: Introduce the novel and author to the class. "The Prague Orgy", published in 1996, was written by the American novelist Philip Roth. Philip Roth (born 1933) gained fame in 1959 and has since become one of the most honored authors of his generation.

2) Research Activity: Allow students independent research time in class to make notes of the major events in author Philip Roth's life and career, including childhood and environment, awards, other...

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