Daily Lessons for Teaching The Little Foxes

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 Little Foxes is a story of greed set during the industrialization of the post-Civil War South. It is interesting to note that the playwright, Lillian Hellman, was born in the South and lived half her life there until moving to New York at age 16. Before studying the play, students will study the author. Today's lesson will focus on the author, giving students an opportunity...
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