Daily Lessons for Teaching The Dispossessed

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: Ursula Le Guin is a famous science fiction and fantasy writer. The aim of this lesson is to introduce Le Guin as a writer

1) 1) Brainstorm with the students what they already know about Ursula Le Guin. Divide the students into threes and fours and ask them to research Le Guin's past work. What are her political views? What are her main themes? What is her...
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