Teaching Under the Net | 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: James seems to be a bit of a moocher when the story opens, having lived with someone with whom he is not romantically involved, though he never paid rent. Today's objective is to discuss what students think of people who take from others without giving in return.

1) 1. Have each student make a list of the things James should have done in exchange for...
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