Daily Lessons for Teaching Roadwork

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 One: November 20-23, 1973 This section of the novel introduces readers to the main character (Bart) and the initial purchase that sets his plan in motion. The text hints at a possible mental dysfunction. The objective of this lesson is to examine the mentality of the main character using specific pieces of text.

1) 1. Read the following section of text to the class:...
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