Every classroom is different, but Lessing's intimate tone and her wide range of approaches to storytelling might appeal to many students. These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. Note that the material can be very sexually and emotionally explicit, in a manner that may be worth preparing your class for, and that several of its cultural references may have aged uncomfortably.
The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper...