Daily Lessons for Teaching Garden of Shadows

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: Olivia views herself as too tall and unattractive to be happily married. The objective of this lesson is to gain a better understanding of the main character's opinion of herself.

1) 1) Initiate a class discussion on Olivia's perception of herself. How does this mirror the perception many young women have of themselves? Suggest reasons for this.

2) Break the class into groups of...
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