Teaching The Robe | 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: Chapters 1 through 4 In Chapter 1, Lucia meets two new slaves who are young twin sisters. The slaves are very nervous and Lucia treats them tenderly. This lesson will explore Lucia's changing attitude toward slaves.

1) 1. Whole Class Discussion: At what point does Lucia change the way she is speaking to Helen and Nesta? What accounts for her sudden change in attitude? How does...
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