Teaching An American Soldier | Daily Lessons

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 This book is autobiographical. The objective of this lesson will be to review some major aspects of Tommy Franks's life, and to discuss why he decided to write and publish this book in the manner he did.

1) 1) Provide a brief overview of Tommy Franks's life along with some of the major events in it. Split the class into groups and assign each group...
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