Teaching Mulatto | 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: In the 1930s, when this play was written, sociopolitical themes were very prevalent. This lesson will discuss this theme.

1) Class Discussion: What is a major theme found in this play?

Small Group Activity: Research another play from the 1930s and create a Venn Diagram comparing the two plays.

Class Discussion: Share the groups' Venn Diagrams. Create a class Venn Diagram comparing all of...
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