Teaching Florida | 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: Part 1: Mother - Arthur In the first chapter of Florida, Mother is introduced by her unusual behavior like beating broomsticks against the floor, rubbing her back against parts of the house and speaking with a lack of inflection. It's implied that this abnormal behavior on her part only started after the death of Father. Mother is now in a dysfunctional relationship with Walter, who is verbally...
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