Teaching Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith | 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: Overture: Lily Pads Anne is the child of atheists but likes attending church when other people take her. The objective of this lesson is to understand atheism.

1) Lead the class in a discussion about atheism. Begin with a definition of the word. Ask the students for their perspectives on atheism. Do the students know of any atheists? What can they say...
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