Teaching Murder List | 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: Prologue | Chapter 1 The Prologue begins with the main characters as children and young adults. This will give the reader special insight into these characters by knowing their backgrounds, such as the status of their wealth and involvement of parents. Chapter 1 introduces the killer and describes his "spells" that he cannot control, thereby setting up an important factor in his personality that will...
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