Teaching The Sound of a Voice | 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: Scene 1 "The Sound of a Voice" is written by David Henry Hwang, an Asian American writer born in 1957. This objective discusses relevant author biographical information concerning the play.

1) 1) In-Class Report: Have students work both in the classroom and in the library to create a short biographical report about David Henry Hwang. Students should cover topics such as Hwang's cultural heritage and literary...
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