Teaching The Alchemist | 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: Part 1 The objective of Daily Lesson #1 is for students to improve their ability to define words in a way that connects new learning to prior knowledge.

1) 1. Class Activity: Complete a vocabulary anchor graphic organizer to discuss definitions of pertinent vocabulary from the story.

2. Individual Activity: Have the students create a list of key vocabulary terms which were difficult for them or...
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