Teaching The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica | 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: The death of President Kennedy deeply moves the girl's family. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the importance of Kennedy to the girl's family.

1) 1) Class discussion: How did the girl learn that Kennedy was dead? How did she respond? How did her classmates respond? What was the girl's mother watching on TV when Kennedy died? How...
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