Teaching The Famished Road | 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 In Book One, Azaro is surprised to learn about his paternal grandfather and his father's spiritual background. This lesson looks at the father-son relations between Azaro and his father, as well as Azaro's father and grandfather.

1) 1) As a class, discuss the relationship between Azaro and his father. Also, discuss the relationship described between Azaro's paternal grandfather and Azaro's father. Are there similarities,...
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