Teaching Octopussy | 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: Smythe shows greed when he sees an opportunity for hidden gold. The objective is to analyze greed and what it can do to a person such as Smythe.

1) 1- Pair Share: In partners, write a list of activities that show Smythe's greed for anything. Examples are his actions for gold, his lifestyle, drink, etc.

2- Groups: In small groups, discuss how Smythe's greed causes...
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