Teaching Moon Tiger | 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: Moon Tiger is the kaleidoscopic, award-winning story of the life of Claudia Hampton, an intelligent, disagreeable and cantankerous woman. As she lies dying in a hospital bed, Claudia reviews the essential events and people of her adventurous and remarkable life. Today's lesson will focus on the term "main character." Students will define main character, and apply Claudia to the definition to indeed identify her as the...
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