Daily Lessons for Teaching Shadowlands

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: The play focuses on a particular aspect and time period of C.S. Lewis' life. The objective of this lesson is to learn more about C.S. Lewis to help put these events into a greater context.

1) Homework: Write a biography of C.S. Lewis. In your biography, include information about the important events in Lewis' life and his importance as a writer. Why is Lewis so well...
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