Teaching Madame Curie | 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: Part 1: Chapter 1 The students will be able to define and provide examples of the genre of writing of a biography.

1) Possible Activities:

* Provide the definition of a biography. Ask the students to brainstorm why an author would choose to use this type of writing genre.
* Hold a class discussion as to the definition of biography versus autobiography and...
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