Daily Lessons for Teaching Flashman and the Mountain of Light: From the Flashman Papers, 1845-46

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 aim of this lesson is to examine the Flashman character.

1) 1. With the students, brainstorm all the places they think Flashman goes in his spare time for relaxation. Divide the students into pairs and ask them to choose one of the settings and develop a conversation between Flashman and one his friends.

2. Divide the students into two groups. One...
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