Daily Lessons for Teaching Harlem Gallery

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: Rendezvous With America This book explores the work of Melvin Tolson. Tolson was an American poet who focused on the experience of black men and women. Today's objective will be to study the biographical information of Tolson in-depth.

1) 1) Class Discussion: This book includes a collection of Tolson's poems which have grown famous over time. Do you know anything about the author, Tolson? What...
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