Daily Lessons for Teaching Almost Heaven

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: Chapters 1-3 ELIZABETH - In this chapter, the reader is introduced to Elizabeth Cameron, a young woman being forced into a marriage she has no control over. The objective of this lesson is for students to explore the character of Elizabeth Cameron and to discuss whether or not she is a sympathetic character.

1) 1.) As a class, create a list of adjectives used to describe Elizabeth...
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