Daily Lessons for Teaching A Walk in the Woods

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: This chapter introduces the reader to Bill Bryson and why he decides to hike the Appalachian Trail. The objective of this lesson is to learn more about the reasons Bill Bryson decides to hike the Appalachian Trail and to find out more details about the AT.

1) 1) Begin the lesson with a class discussion about hiking and the students' personal experiences with hiking. ...
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