Teaching Brick Lane | 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. The circumstances of Nazneen's birth had Banesa say that they could rush the child to a city hospital or they could leave her in the hands of fate. Either way, fate would determine the outcome. Nazneen grew up hearing the story of fate. The objective of this lesson is to examine the role of fate in the lives of people.