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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: Loretta is introduced in the first chapter, and the reader is given some information about her family life. The objective of this lesson is to discuss how the situation of Loretta's family will impact her development as a character.

1) 1) In-class writing assignment: In one to two paragraphs, have the students answer the following questions: Describe Loretta's family. What is her father like? What about...
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