Daily Lessons for Teaching Gods, Demons, and Others

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: One; Lavana, Chudala and Yayati Gods, Demons, and Others by R. K. Narayan is a collection of 15 short stories adapted from India's history and mythology and presented in their traditional setting. R. K. Narayan (1906 - 2001) was one of three leading figures of early Indian literature in English and is credited with bringing Indian literature in English to the rest of the world. In this...
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