Teaching The Cay | 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: Chapters 1 - 2 The time and place in which this novel is set plays an important role in the development of the story. War and the social climate of the time shape Phillip's life and attitude. The objective of this lesson is to explore what the world was like in 1942 and the affect it has on Phillip's life, personality, and family.

1) 1. Historical Setting:...
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