Teaching Coyote Blue | 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: Section 1: chapter 1-3 In this first section, Sam separates himself from his culture by leaving Crow Country for Santa Barbara and begins a new life. The objective of this lesson is to examine Sam's separation from his culture.

1) 1. Class Discussion: Why is Sam in Santa Barbara? How do you think he feels about being a Crow Indian? Does he seem to give it much...
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