Teaching The King and I | 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: Act 1, Scene 1 This scene is the perfect first scene as it sets the stage for the rest of the play. The objective of this lesson is to explore the possible foreshadowing that happens in this scene, and to discuss some of the possible outcomes.

1) 1) Read aloud with the class the section where the Captain talks about the deteriorating values in Siam and...
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