Daily Lessons for Teaching The Jewel in the Crown

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: Miss Crane The author reveals the plot of the novel within the first few paragraphs. However, he doesn't give too many details. The objective of this lesson is to analyze this technique of previewing.

1) 1) Class Discussion: How does the author begin this novel? What do you know will happen in the novel? What details does the author leave out? Which...
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