Daily Lessons for Teaching The Egypt Game

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: The main characters in The Egypt Game had a fascination for ancient Egypt. The objective of this lesson is to gain an understanding of ancient Egyptian culture and religion to lay a foundation for the novel.

1) 1. Class discussion and in-class activity. Have the class tell what they already know about ancient Egypt. Write the information on a board or flip...
(read more)