Daily Lessons for Teaching The Illustrated Man

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: Ray Bradbury is the author of The Illustrated Man. The objective of this lesson is to discuss Ray Bradbury and his writing.

1) 1) Research: Read biographical information about Ray Bradbury. Write answers to these questions: When and where was Bradbury born? Was his town or a part of his town one of the first things he wrote about? Why or why not? Where did...
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