Teaching The Great Santini | 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 These chapters introduce the primary characters of the book. Character is an important aspect to any novel, but especially a novel whose plot is character driven. Discuss the characters of this novel and their important roles in the development of the novel.

1) 1) Discuss character with the class. Have students come up with character sketches that list the motivations and attributes...
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