Daily Lessons for Teaching Saville

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: There is a clear tension between Harry and Ellen. The objective of this lesson is to define and analyze the tension in the Savilles' marriage.

1) 1) Writing assignment: In their journals, student should respond to the following prompt: How would you describe the Savilles' marriage?

2) Class discussion: How does Harry feel about the house outside of Saxton? How does...
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