Teaching Johnny Tremain | 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: To understand the use of symbols throughout the text and how it relates to the characters' learning experiences.

1) 1) Have the class write a paragraph about a modern symbol of importance and why it is significant to the individual and the country as a whole. Be sure to describe the symbol in its entirety, including size, shape, color, and texture and why these characteristics may...
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