Daily Lessons for Teaching The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris

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 One: The Way Over In the 1830s, many Americans made the trip to Paris via ship. The objective of this lesson will focus on historic modes of travel.

1) 1) Group Discussion: Many Americans make the trip to Paris via ship in the 1830s. Discuss with students what it was like to travel by ship during that time period. Discuss the length...
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