Daily Lessons for Teaching The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

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 book is written in the first person narrative point of view because it is Bryson's own account of his childhood. The objective of this lesson is to understand point of view in literature.

1) Lead the class in a discussion of point of view in literature. Begin with a definition and a clarification of the different perspectives. What can the students...
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