Teaching I Am David | 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: In the beginning of the chapter, David realizes that the guards will be more satisfied if they can shoot him as he runs away, and so he decides to walk, showing them he is not afraid. This lesson will focus on David's choice to show courage in "I Am David".

1) 1. Class discussion: Are David's actions courageous, or dangerous? Why? ...
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