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How to teach A Farewell to Arms

How to teach A Farewell to Arms. A guide for new teachers. Scaffolding and Front Loading. Give background information on Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway – Biography Give background information on World War I First World War.com - A multimedia history of World War One

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How to teach A Farewell to Arms

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  1. How to teach A Farewell to Arms A guide for new teachers

  2. Scaffolding and Front Loading • Give background information on Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway – Biography • Give background information on World War I First World War.com - A multimedia history of World War One • Give background on the Nobel Prize Nobelprize.org

  3. General Teaching Tips • Emphasize in-class readings • Reinforce period vocabulary • Constant Reading checks ( weekly reading quizzes) • Use discussion as a vehicle to debunk misreadings (“Rinaldi is gay!” or “Henry just wants to get some!”)

  4. Teacher Cheat Sheets (your kids do it, so why shouldn’t you?) • ClassicNotes: A Farewell to Arms Short Summary • SparkNotes: A Farewell to Arms • A Farewell to Arms Summary & Essays - A Farewell to Arms eNotes

  5. Key Themes/Discussion Topics • Escapism (alcoholism, love, physical escape) • Physical love vs. True love • Hemingway’s code hero • Injuries in war • Pregnancy in a relationship

  6. Multimedia Lesson Ideas • Ernest Hemingway multimedia biography Ernest Hemingway Reads -- Audio Samples @ lostgeneration.com • Ernest Hemingway – the reader in his own voice IMS: Ernest Hemingway, HarperAudio

  7. Multi-genre Tie-ins • Poetry- Wilfred Owen’s war poems Wilfred Owen Multimedia Digital Archive • Artwork- Renoir paintings related to the theme of love WebMuseum: Renoir, Pierre-Auguste • Visual Aids (good for transparencies) - NIE Online Lesson -- Fishing with Hemingway

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