Teaching Snow Falling on Cedars | 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 | Chapter 2 The objective of this lesson is to understand the stage that is being set for this story, and to pay close attention to the initial clues. A murder has allegedly taken place at sea; students should learn the terms and language of the fisherman.

1) 1. In a full class discussion, find the clues in the first chapter that help...
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