Teaching The Zoo Story | 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: In Pages 11-25, the one-act play opens on a simple set, with minimal props and two characters. Because the setting of trees and a single park bench is so simple, the focus of the audience will invariably be on the dialogue and actors. This lesson will discuss the set and it purpose in the play.

1) Class Discussion: Describe the set.

Small Group Activity:...
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