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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: The main character of the novel is Wittman Ah Sing. He works in a department store, but aspires to be a playwright. The aim of this lesson is to examine Wittman's character.

1) 1. Divide the students into pairs or groups of three. Ask them to use magazine pictures to make a picture story of Wittman's life.

2. Ask the students to write 500 words on what they...
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