Daily Lessons for Teaching The Left Hand of Darkness

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: Chapter 1, A Parade in Erhenrang Chapter 1 provides an overview of the book and introduces the characters as well as the nature of their relationships. The objective of this lesson is to ensure that students understand who the main characters are, as well as how they interact with each other.

1) Tasks, Ideas, Challenges, and Homework.

1) Make up name tags with the names of...
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