Teaching Like Water for Chocolate | 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 image of the tears that Tita sheds is a powerful one, as these emotions are strong and certainly something that Tita has experienced many times in her life and in her family. Today's objective is to talk about the role of tears, how they are viewed, and how they can help.

1) 1. Have each student discuss things that bring them to tears.
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