Teaching The Return of the Native | 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: In Book 1, in some ways the depiction of the heath defines the characters and their feelings. This lesson will discuss the setting, as well as what is known about the characters.

1) Class Discussion: Describe the setting. What characters have we met?

Small Group Activity: Compare the depiction of the setting to the characters. How does this depiction define the characters...
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