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Common Core Objectives
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Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.
Content Summary for Teachers
Chapter 1
The novel opens with Miller residing at the Villa Borghese, which is a fictionalized version of the Villa Seurat in Paris where he stayed with Michael Fraenken, an inspiration for Tropic of Cancer. Miller introduces Boris, a stand-in for Fraenken, who is battling lice and discussing the concept of the "cancer of time." The scene is set in...
