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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: Change. "The Big House" starts the main storyline as a series of journal entries by the narrator. From the onset, it describes a defining event - first referred to as the October Event, then later on as the Spin. Change. To become different. To shift. To move into another position. Change is one constant in life. Without change life becomes static, dull, dead. Change is essential....
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