Teaching A Tale of Two Cities | 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: Book 1, Chapter 1 | Book 1, Chapter 2 In the first chapter, the reader is introduced to the turbulent times facing France and England in 1775. The lives of the citizens in the two countries will soon be interrupted by the French and American Revolution. Great changes are about to take place. The objective of this lesson is to understand the historical events taking place...
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