Teaching The Crystal Cave | 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: In The Crystal Cave, the author uses the first person narrative to tell the story of Merlin. This can have positive and negative results for a reader. Today's objective is to discuss the use of first person narrative, its strengths and weaknesses.

1) 1. Have each student decide whether or not they trust Merlin as the narrator of this story. Why or why...
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