Teaching Gone with the Wind | 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: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 The culture and history of the South are an important part of the novel. Without knowledge of this culture and lifestyle, students may have trouble understanding some of the behaviors and decisions of the characters. The objective of this lesson is for students to learn more about the politics, culture, and people of the antebellum South.

1) *Have each...
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