Teaching The Manchurian Candidate | 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: This chapter sets the stage nicely, establishing the character of Raymond Shaw and suggesting that there is something very, very wrong with him. This lesson will discuss what is revealed about him.

1) Class Discussion: Describe Raymond Shaw.

Small Group Activity: What seems to be wrong with him? Why?

Class Discussion: Share the groups' thoughts about what is wrong with Shaw. Create a KWL...
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