Teaching Recoil | Daily Lessons

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: Chapter 1 The novel begins, and the reader is introduced to Doc Luther. Doc peruses some papers in his office on the subject of a Mr. Pat Cosgrove. Pat, a man seeking parolement. A scheme of some sort, of which involves Pat, is hinted at. As this novel is of the mystery crime genre, this lesson will discuss how the author builds intrigue and suspense in the introductory...
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