Daily Lessons for Teaching Mostly Harmless

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: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Douglas Adams uses scientific ideas throughout his work. The objective of this lesson is to understand the use of scientific ideas and concepts in the novel.

1) 1) Quotes: Have each student find a quote that refers to a scientific idea or concept in the first two chapters of the novel. Have each student read his or her quote and discuss...
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