Daily Lessons for Teaching Patriot Games

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: When the gunfire erupts, Ryan relies upon his instinct and training to try and get the situation under control. Examine the scenario. Discuss instinct and how it is typically used in a dangerous situation.

1) 1. Several times throughout the book, a character is called upon to trust his/her instincts. In some situations, people will act on instinct rather than on training....
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