Teaching The Double Helix | 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: Forward, Preface and Chapter 1 The students will be able to define and provide examples of the genre of writing of autobiography.

1) Possible Activities:

* Provide the definition of a autobiography (a story written by the person to whom the events occurred from their specific point of view). Ask the students to brainstorm why an author would choose to use this type of writing...
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