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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: Lines 1 - 47 The characters are first introduced when they are on board a passenger ship headed for the South Pacific. Examine passenger ships and their characteristics.

1) 1. The story takes place circa 1919. Discuss passenger ships and other modes of transport commonly used at that time. How have they changed? What new modes of transport are commonly used? Which would you have chosen to use...
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