Daily Lessons for Teaching Reaper Man

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: Pages 1-35- At the beginning of the book, the narrator discusses the Morris dance, which is an annual event that celebrates life and renewal. What is most significant is the mention of a second dance that is the counterpart to this one but one cannot exist without the other. This lesson will discuss the symbolism of the Morris dance in the book.

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