Daily Lessons for Teaching If He Hollers Let Him Go: A Novel

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: The aim of this lesson is to introduce Himes as a writer.

1) 1. Class discussion. What do the students already know about Chester Himes? What can the students tell about the book by looking at the books cover and reading the title? What do the students expect from the novel? Why do they expect these things to happen?

2. Divide the...
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