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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 the first few chapters we are introduced to the main character who suffers from a fear of snakes. This leads to a fall which breaks his leg. When he was found, two other characters show him how they deal with fear. The objective of these assignments is to take a closer look at how we deal with fear.

1) 1) List some things fear...
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