Teaching Brown Girl, Brownstones | 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: Book 1, A Long Day and a Long Night, Chapters 1 & 2. At the beginning of a new novel, it is helpful to introduce the author, the novel, and some general information to assist students in their reading. The objective of this lesson is to introduce the novel, especially its setting in time, and to learn some biographical information about the author.

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