Daily Lessons for Teaching Lightning

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: Bob Shane says that he feels claustrophobic while in the maternity ward waiting room. The objective of this lesson is to look at phobias.

1) 1) Discussion: What is a phobia? What are some common phobias that you are aware of?
2) Classwork: Have the students explain about a phobia that they have. Is it debilitating or just mild? Speculate on the reasons why you...
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