Daily Lessons for Teaching Spunk

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: The exposition is thought of as the introductory material presented in the beginning of a story. It can include character introductions, the setting, and any other aspects that help create the atmosphere for the story. The objective of Lesson #1 is to understand how the exposition that Hurston provides in her story contributes to the reader's first impression of the novel and characters.

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