Daily Lessons for Teaching The Path to Power

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, The Trap : Chapter 1, Introduction & Chapter 1 The author sets up the beginning of Lyndon Johnson's rise to power by introducing a little of his background. The objective of this lesson is to learn more about Lyndon Johnson as a man before becoming President of the United States.

1) Lead the class in a discussion about Lyndon Johnson. What did the students...
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