Daily Lessons for Teaching Something Blue

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: Darcy lives a charmed life and grows up valuing looks and social status over intelligence and hard work. Her parents, particularly her mother, continue to reinforce these values. This lesson will discuss the influence of one's upbringing on their values and interests.

1) 1. Split into small groups and discuss how Darcy's past history can explain her current behavior and attitudes.

2. As...
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