Teaching Fortunate Son | 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, Chapter 1 As a young boy, Lewis Puller understood that his father, Chesty, had high expectation for his son. The objective of this lesson is to examine the lessons Chesty attempted to impart to young Lewis.

1) 1. As a class, discuss the lessons Chesty attempts to impart to his young son. What might be the purpose of such lessons? What...
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