Teaching If There Be Thorns | 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: Bart describes Jory as "insultin'" and "hateful" when Jory waits on the top step for Bart to catch up. Bart voices a strong opinion of many other things and his point of view is fanciful. his lesson will study Bart's reliability as a narrator.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Read a selection of Bart's narration. Is Bart's point of view reliable? Are there specific descriptions in...
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