Daily Lessons for Teaching Dispatches

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: Drugs play a huge role in the lives of Vietnam soldiers. The object of this lesson is to discuss the drug culture of Vietnam.

1) 1) Students should be given the opportunity to research the drug culture of Vietnam. This can include time in the library, internet or the inclusion of other media from the time period.

2) Once students have a firmer background...
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