Teaching Empire of the Sun | 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; Part 1, Chapter 1 In the forward, Ballard clearly explains that this novel is based on his actual experiences during World War II, which is a period in history students may or may not have studied. Understanding what "based on" means and the definition of historical fiction will be important for students as they read this story; this lesson will introduce that concept and, in so...
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