Teaching The Time Machine | 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: Chapter 1 Genre is a type and style of literature. The title itself of The Time Machine announces itself as an example of the science fiction genre. The author has used speculative elements in order to create a science fiction. The objective of this lesson is to learn about the science fiction genre.

1) 1. For discussion: What is genre? What typifies "science fiction" as a...
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