Daily Lessons for Teaching A Year Down Yonder

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: Prologue, and Rich Chicago Girl The Prologue introduces the main characters and the setting of the story. This lesson will discuss the Prologue and its purpose.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Summarize the Prologue.

2) Small Group Activity: What is the purpose of the Prologue. Who are the characters? What is learned about each character? What is the setting?

3) Class Discussion: Discuss the students' responses...
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