Teaching The Open Boat | 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: Stephen Crane is the author of "The Open Boat", among many other works of American literature, including "The Red Badge of Courage", one of the most famous works of American literature. This lesson will focus on the author and his biography.

1) 1. In Class Reading: Hand out copies of a short biography on Stephen Crane. Have the class read the biography and take...
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