Daily Lessons for Teaching The Makioka Sisters

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 I, Chapters 1-9 The Makoika sisters come from a wealthy merchant family who live in Osaka, Japan. Although the family was once prosperous, the family fortune has declined in the time period of the family. The beginning of the book introduces each of the main characters. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the introductions of the Makoika sisters.

1) 1) Pair Work: Family Tree:...
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