Teaching Till We Have Faces | 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: Students will understand the purpose of allegory and attempt to use it as a tool to communicate an idea to their classmates.

1) 1) Along with the class, create a list of popular allegories including literature, television, music, and movies. Examples might be Greek Gods, the novel Animal Farm, the book The Wizard of Oz, the novel Brave New World, for example. Discuss the...
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