Teaching Lucky | 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: Chapters 1 through 3 "Lucky" is a memoir about the brutal rape Alice Sebold experienced as a young woman. In this lesson, the students will study the concept of creative nonfiction and memoir and its impact on the book. The objective of this lesson is a study of the art of memoir.

1) 1.) Class Discussion: Lead a discussion with the class on...
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