Teaching I'm Not Rappaport | 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: Author: As introduction to the study of I'm Not Rappaport, we will begin by examining the playwright, Herb Gardner. Herbert George "Herb" Gardner (December 28, 1934 - September 25, 2003) was an American commercial artist, cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter. Today's lesson will discuss who he was, his career, and life.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Introduce the play to the class. I'm Not Rappaport was one of the greatest commercial...
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