Daily Lessons for Teaching Tortilla Flat

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 1-5 TORTILLA FLAT depicts life on skid row in Monterey, California. The objective of this lesson is to understand the concept of skid row.

1) Lead the class in a discussion about skid rows. Start with a description and and ask students to interject their own ideas and opinions on the subject. Do they know of any skid row areas in their city?...
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