Teaching Violets Are Blue | 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: The murders in Golden Gate Park are perpetrated by an animal as well as at least two people. The tiger is a rare creature to be in San Francisco and therefore should be easy for the police to trace. Examine the habitat and symbolism of the tiger.

1) The murders in Golden Gate Park are perpetrated by an animal as well as at least two people....
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