Daily Lessons for Teaching Rats Saw God

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: Steve had been a good student but seemed to lose interest. The objective of this lesson is to look at the importance of school.

1) 1) Discussion: What does Steve's lack of interest in school reveal about the main character?
2) Classwork: Have the students write a short essay on the importance of school and what its role is in a person's future. Make sure...
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