Teacher Guide

Danny the Champion of the World 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

    Students will contemplate their own identities by exploring the main character's.

  2. 2

    Students will connect the author's biography to the text.

  3. 3

    Students will research and effectively prepare for a formal debate.

  4. 4

    Students will make clear and articulate arguments with a thesis and evidence, in both verbal discussions and written form.

  5. 5

    Students will use textual evidence to support various arguments and lines of thinking.

  6. 6

    Students will strengthen their writing skills in various formats.

  7. 7

    Students will effectively work together using...

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