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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: Johor notes in Chapter 1 that the rule of Canopus is Love. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how this makes Canopus different from chaotic Shikasta.

1) 1) In-class writing assignment. In one to two paragraphs, have students answer the following questions: How does Johor describe Canopus, in Chapter 1? Generally speaking, what is the guiding principle of life there?
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