Teaching Prey | 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: The story opens with the protagonist shopping for place mats. Jack is a stay at home father who takes cares of his children while his wife is at work. He loves his family but at times feels regret for being out of work. Eric, Nicole, and Amanda can be difficult, and Julia tends to work long hours. The objective of this lesson is to explore Jack's...
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