Teaching In Dubious Battle | 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 Chapter 1, the reader meets Harry Nilson in his Party office. Although there are immediate suspicions of the Party, the reader can reserve judgment because of Harry's sympathetic nature. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how sympathetic characters can shape readers' reactions to the novel.

1) 1) Have each student spend some time writing their initial thoughts about the Party. Afterwards, have each...
(read more)