Daily Lessons for Teaching Girl, Interrupted

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 first possible glimpse into Kaysen's 'insanity' is viewed in the idea of her notes about a parallel universe. Today's objective is to talk about this idea of a parallel universe and what it might mean.

1) 1. Have each student discuss words he/she associates with insanity, shouting them out as quickly as he/she can in class.

2. In smaller groups, have students discuss...
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