Teaching A Man of the People | 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: A major theme of "A Man of the People," political corruption, is introduced in Chapter 1. Odili Samalu describes how the Prime Minister abuses the country for the sake of his own political power, punishes those who would oppose him, and controls the media to cover it up. Additionally, Chief Nanga is exposed as having supported the Prime Minister for his own benefit. ...
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