Daily Lessons for Teaching Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods

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, Cache Lake, Portage to Contentment Over the following 30 days, students will read "Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods." The objective of this lesson is to stimulate interest in studying John J. Rowlands' book.

1) 1) Research Topic: Biographical overview of John J. "Jim" Rowlands. Focus on his background concerning the outdoor topics addressed in the book. Consider the chronological calendar style employed. (read more)