Teaching Biloxi Blues | 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: In Act 1, Scene 1, Eugene outlines three goals to accomplish before the end of the war. The objective of this lesson is to examine Eugene's stated goals and their role in the play.

1) 1) Have each student write down a goal that he or she has for the next two years. Then, have a student read aloud to the class the portion of Act...
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