What is the best way of teaching novel?

Question

I want to know what is the best way of teaching novel especially
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James.

Answer 1

Present it on stage. Act it out, role playing or dramatization, with matching costumes and stage sets. You can assign one group of students for each part to role play it. Then grade them according to the following criteria: presentation, organization and content. This will also enable them to retain what they learned from the story.

Answer 2

first make sure that you personally appreciate the book by henry james, it would really be difficult to teach something that you dont want yourself . or something that you just have to teach for completion,
first you must really know what the book really is,
if possible research on the book and the author
it would be best if you would have a background of the author of who henry james is, because it would reflect who he really is, and what is really the goal of the novel
what does it aim to teach, or what does it aim to tell the reader
what is its significance to your life, and to the life of students
why do they need to read it?
you must answer those questions first and tell it to them before you can even try teaching the novel
also concentrate on the characters, each of the characters, even though who were only mentioned once or twice,
and try to relate it to your life and the students life once again

you must first appreciate or love the work of the novel, if others will see that the portrait is worthy of attention, it is because it will be seen in your words.

Answer 3

I agree with the first person. Have the class, first off, read the novel. Then, one day, after you're sure the class has read it, assign certain parts for each person, and have them to act it out. Afterwards, ask questions to those students, the moral or plot behind their scenes. Not only will the students have fun (laughing at their classmates), but they will learn something in return.
What some do not understand, is that learning, can actually be fun, if, it's done correctly.

Answer 4

Ok... well, read the novel, section by section. Stop every once in a while in a part that you figure is significant, and explain. If there is any weird words, find the definition and let the students know what it means. Analyze! That might seem kind of boring, but if you get the students really into it...like relating it to something else they know if, it could get interesting. =D Hope that helps.

Answer 5

Usually there is a teacher's syllabus that tells you what your students need to know as you teach the novel.

You must emphasize character development , plot , theme of the book, subplots....

Are you a student teaching this novel for the first time? Get your education supervisor to help you if you are.

Answer 6

Our teacher in high school made us make a video of select pages. For example group 1 made a video on pages 1-50, group 2 50-100 etc. That is the only book I ever remembered because we got to watch everyones video and even if you only read your section you learned the entire thing. If these kids do not have video cameras then have them act it out in school.