Teaching The Sirens of Titan | 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: The main character in the story is a man named Malachi Constant. The author refers to the traditional meaning of the character's name as part of the discussion that takes place between Malachi Constant and Winston Rumfoord. Malachi means "faithful messenger" and Constant is self-explanatory. The object of this Lesson Plan is examine the use of names in the story and determine what, if anything, the author...
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