Teaching A Grain of Wheat | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Mugo's fellow villagers talk about their country's coming independence. No specific details are given, but their conversations reveal the political climate. The objective of this lesson is to examine the use of dialogue in describing Kenyan politics.

1) 1) Class discussion: Where does Mugo live? What is his village like? What do many of the people do for a living? ...
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