Daily Lessons for Teaching The Cat Who Turned on and Off

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: Chapters 1 and 2 The student will be able to identify the ingredients necessary in a quality murder mystery novel.

1) Teacher lecture and discussion leader on the following:

1. Explain and discuss the important elements of ability, motive, and opportunity in a good murder mystery.
2. Give information about Lilian Jackson Brown including (1) her love of cats, and (2) the success of...
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