Teaching The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love | 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: In Part 1, the author uses memory to tell the story. This lesson will discuss how the various memories enhance the story for the reader.

1) Class Discussion: How are memories used in this story? Is it confusing? Helpful? Creative? Why or why not?

Small Group Activity: How do Cesar's memories enhance the story?

Class Discussion: Share the small...
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