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Lesson 1 (from Part 1, pages 1-19)

Objective

The aim of this lesson is to introduce the novel.

Lesson

1. Class discussion. What do the students already know about Knut Hamsun? What can the students tell about the book by looking at its cover and reading the title? What do the students expect from the novel? Why do they expect these things to happen?

2. With the students, look at the questions Knut Hamsun asks in the opening chapter. Divide the students into pairs and ask the students to write down five questions Knut Hamsun poses. After ten minutes, ask the students to swap their work with another pair and provide solutions to the questions. After fifteen minutes, compare the student's ideas and ask what will have to happen in the story for each answer to come true.

3. With the students, brainstorm questions that will help them understand Hunger better. Ask the students to find the...

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