Teaching The Red Badge of Courage | 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 I The student will take notes on background information including the author, how Crane's manuscript was altered for publication, and some history of the Civil War. The student will define and discuss how and why rumor runs through the camp that has been idle for a long time.

1) Classroom activity:
1. The teacher gives the class background information on Stephen Crane and the publication of...
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