Daily Lessons for Teaching Profiles in Courage

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 student will formulate a definition of courage in politics. The student will analyze Hemingway's definition of courage. The student will differentiate between courage and cynicism.

1) 1. Using Hemingway's definition of courage, the teacher will lead the class in a discussion to define individual ideas of political courage.

2. The students will be instructed to look up the word cynicism and discuss its meaning...
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