Teaching The Dollmaker | 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: Chapters 1 and 2 The students will be able to make extensions of topics based on information read.

1) Possible Activities:
* Throughout chapters one and two, Gertie's lack of education and low income are referred to and discussed. Have the students work in small groups of 3-4 and extend this topic into real life situations they have experienced. Have the students make connections...
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