Daily Lessons for Teaching Zami, a New Spelling of My Name

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: Chapters 1 - 3 From the beginning of the book, the author makes it clear that the novel will serve as an autobiography of her journey. However, many can argue that this book is not simply an autobiographical account of the author, but rather the journey of all women who have searched for meaning and truth in their life. This lesson will discuss the nature of the...
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