Teaching A Small Place | 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: Jamaica Kincaid is the author of "A Small Place," and she has also published several articles and collections of poetry. Kincaid was born in Antigua, which greatly influenced her collection of essays, "A Small Place." This lesson will focus on the author and her biography.

1) 1. In Class Reading: Hand out copies of a short biography on Jamaica Kincaid. Have the class read the biography...
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