Teaching The Mosquito Coast | 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: Allie Fox has very strong principals, but sometimes they contradict each other. This lesson will discuss his contradictory nature.

1) 1) Class discussion: When the reader is introduced to Allie, he is berating America. What is contradictory about his hatred of America? Does he make any valid points?

2) Small group discussion: Split the class into four groups. Have them discuss within their groups...
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