Teaching So Long a Letter | 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: Setting: The setting or location of any novel is often as important as the characters. So Long a Letter takes place in the country of Senegal, Africa. It is helpful to learn about the location in order to better understand this book. This lesson will look at the setting.

1) 1. Homework. Students will research Senegal in the 1960s forward, especially in regards to government,...
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