Daily Lessons for Teaching Watchmen

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: In close examination of an opening chapter, students will identify themes and characters, as this is where the main ones are often introduced. They will make some predictions on the basis of what has appeared in this chapter. Students will understand the importance of positioning within frames (visual literacy). Students will examine the theme of 'Disguises'.

1) 1) Examining the opening chapter of a novel.

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