Daily Lessons for Teaching Going to Meet the Man

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 Rockpile The rockpile does actually exist in the story, The Rockpile. The Grimes boys are forbidden to play on the rockpile across the street from their apartment. This lesson will discuss the symbolism of the rockpile itself and how it can be viewed as stable, but also crumble or falter.

1) 1. Group Discussion:
Divide the class into groups and discuss the symbolism of the...
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