Teaching Prentice Alvin | 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: This novel is set in times where slavery is still very much a part of the American way of life. The objective of this lesson is to take a closer look at the life of a slave to understand what the slaves on Cavil's plantation had to deal with.

1) 1) Initiate a class discussion on the definition of slavery. Look up the definition of "slavery"...
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