Daily Lessons for Teaching And I Don't Want to Live This Life

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: The Aftermath and Chapters 1-2 In the chapter "The Aftermath," Deborah Spungen describes the emotion she felt when her daughter is murdered. She expresses a myriad of feelings including anger, grief, and hope. This lesson will focus on Deborah Spungen's purpose for writing this book.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Students will discuss how the media's attention surrounding Nancy's murder inspired Deborah to tell Nancy's story....
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