Daily Lessons for Teaching Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors

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: Section One gives a short historical account of Urugauy, its politics, and Stella Maris College. This lesson will discuss Uruguay and the purpose for this fateful trip.

1) Class Discussion: Describe Uruguay's history. Why was this trip taken?

Small Group Activity: Could this accident have been avoided? Why or why not?

Class Discussion: Share the groups' thoughts about this accident and what might have...
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