Daily Lessons for Teaching Thou Art That

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: Chapter 1, Metaphor and Religious Mystery Because of all the ideas and thoughts shared in this book, it fits well into the philosophy genre of literature. The objective of this lesson will be to discuss this unique genre, what is involved in it, and how this book qualifies.

1) 1) Introduction of Genre: Introduce to the class the concept of the philosophical style of writing....
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