Daily Lessons for Teaching Against All Enemies

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: Chapter 1- The book is about Clarke's view of the ensuing events that happen right after the 9/11 attacks. Understanding the student's current knowledge and giving a clear background of what happened that day will help guide the students as they read "Against All Enemies." The objective is to see how much the students already know about the 9/11 attacks and what happened in its aftermath.