Teaching The Sportswriter | 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 Frank and X have been divorced for some time. Students will critique the reasons why Frank and X got a divorce.

1) 1. Class discussion:
A. Where were Frank and X shortly after the story began?
B. Why were they at this location?
C. Did this...
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