Daily Lessons for Teaching The Known World

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 Henry Townsend, a freed slave who is also a slaveholder, has just died. Discuss the historical and moral aspects of Henry's choices.

1) 1) Class Discussion: Henry Townsend, a freed slave, owns slaves. Discuss with students the idea of a black man, who was once a slave himself, owning slaves. Discuss how often they believe this might have really happened and present...
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