Daily Lessons for Teaching In Solitary Witness

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: An Introduction, St. Radegund, and the Young Ruffian Gordon Charles Zahn was an American sociologist, professor, a pacifist and author. Zahn wrote "In Solitary Witness" after coming across his story accidentally. The objective of this lesson is to examine Zahn, his interest in Jagerstatter, and the genre of "In Solitary Witness".

1) 1) Independent Work: Library Research:
a) Biography: Find information on Gordon Charles Zahn, including his...
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