Daily Lessons for Teaching The Grass Dancer

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: In the prologue the "Grass Dancers" is set on the Dakota Sioux reservation. This lesson will discuss Native American reservations and life on a reservation.

1) Class Discussion: The "Grass Dancers" is set on the Dakota Sioux reservation. What is a Native American reservation?

Small Group Activity: Research Native American reservations. When were reservations first created? Why were they created? What is life...
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