Daily Lessons for Teaching Clear and Present Danger

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: The beginning of the story begins with Red Wegener outfitting a ship before heading out on its first mission. Discuss what outfitting a ship means, what it takes and where it can be done. Also discuss the ship encountered on the first mission.

1) The beginning of the story begins with Red Wegener outfitting a ship before heading out on its first mission. Discuss what outfitting...
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