Teaching Tomorrow series | 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: Chapters 1 through 5 Ellie is the narrator of the story and is chosen to record the group's story. This lesson will explore Ellie's personality, which is sometimes bossy, as well as the reasons she is chosen to write the group's history.

1) 1) Class Discussion: What is Ellie like? What qualities does she display? Is Ellie a likable person? Do you think Ellie is bossy? If...
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