Daily Lessons for Teaching Q Clearance

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: Historical context helps the reader better understand the plot and purpose of a story by providing necessary background information the reader may or may not be familiar with. The objective of this lesson is to understand the time and circumstances in which this story is told.

1) 1) Discussion. "Q Clearance" takes place in the mid-1980's during a Republican administration. Lead the class...
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