Teaching Beside the Ocean of Time | 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: Chapter 1 - General Introduction George Mackay Brown is deeply connected to the Orkney Islands. As an introduction to the book this first lesson will start with an overview of the place the books come from and some history about Brown. Today's objective is to introduce the students to the Orkney Islands, George Mackay Brown and the novel "Beside the Ocean of Time."

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