Daily Lessons for Teaching The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy

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: Chapter 1, Winter Comes Again The authors introduce the book with four seasons. These four seasons are the foundation for much of the book. Students will map out the four seasons or components using graphic organizers.

1) 1) Group work: Give each group a graphic organizer and assign each group a season. Groups should sort information into different components: people's behavior, politics, economy, values and technology. They...
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