Teaching The Heidi Chronicles | 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: Prologue to Act 1 This is the Prologue to Act 1. This lesson looks at what a prologue is and the significance of using a prologue in a play.

1) 1. Research and discuss, in a written manner, the definition and history of a prologue.

2. Class discussion: Why do you think Wendy Wassertein chose to put a...
(read more)