Teaching The King Must Die | 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: Book 1: Chapter 1-4 It's evident that Theseus and his grandfather, King Pittheus, have a loving relationship and care about each other. However, the position that Pittheus has as king keeps the relationship very formal. The purpose of this lesson is for students to analyze the relationship between Theseus and his grandfather, King Pittheus.

1) 1) Round-robin Class Discussion: Have the students put...
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