Teaching The Sky Is Gray | 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: Chapter 1 In Chapter 1, we meet James and his Mama, Octavia. James tells the reader during the story how much he loves his Mama, but rarely do we see any type of reciprocated love from Mama. This lesson will discuss the relationship between Mama and James.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Read the part of Chapter 1 when James talks about knowing what his...
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