Daily Lessons for Teaching The Wasp Factory: A Novel

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: Frank is introduced as leading a secret life, as well as his father. The objective of this lesson is to analyze the theme of secrets in this novel.

1) 1) Class discussion: What does Frank do with the poles on the island? Who know he does this? How does Frank keep it a secret? How does he feel about this secret? What room does Angus keep...
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