Teacher Guide

A Lesson Before Dying Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

    Understand the historical context of the Pre-Civil Rights Era in the Southern United States and assess how the text is informed by its historical setting.

  2. 2

    Connect the authors biography to the text.

  3. 3

    Research and effectively prepare for a formal debate on the Death Penalty

  4. 4

    Develop presentation and time management skill through long term project and presentations.

  5. 5

    An ability to make a clear and articulate...

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