Daily Lessons for Teaching Misery

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, Chapters 1-16 Sidewinder, Colorado is in the Rockies, a treacherous area in the winter time. An unexpected storm takes Paul Sheldon by surprise, causing him to wreck his car. This lesson focuses on the weather in Colorado and the Rocky Mountains.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Paul Sheldon is driving up a mountain in Sidewinder when he loses control of his Camaro. Discuss Colorado weather....
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