Teaching The Johnstown Flood | 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: Chapter 1-In Chapter 1, the author lays out the details for the founding and history of Johnstown. Not only does this offer important background to the nature of the townsfolk, it also helps to explain the actions taken by them and their reactions once the warnings of the dam breaking occur. This lesson will examine the town of Johnstown.

1) 1. Group Discussion: Split the class...
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