Teaching Revolutionary Road | 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: Part 1: Chapter 1 introduces most of the main characters and sets the mood for the novel. This lesson will discuss these main characters and the mood of the novel.

1) Class Discussion: Who are the characters introduced in Part 1: Chapter 1?

Small Group Activity: Choose a character from the story. How was he or she introduced? What do you know about him...
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