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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: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 This entire book is formatted in a journal style. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the importance of keeping a personal history and to examine some of the benefits that we reap from keeping a journal.

1) 1) Class Discussion: When the first students come into class, have them write about their personal opinion of journals. Do you...
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