Teaching Inherit the Wind | 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: Theme is an overall idea that defines a story. The theme of Inherit the Wind drives the play and is demonstrated through the characters' actions, words, and deeds. The objective of this lesson is to understand theme and its place in Inherit the Wind.

1) 1) Class discussion: What is theme? Why is it an important part of telling the story? Can a theme change throughout the...
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