If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will identify key themes and techniques in both individual stories and the works as a whole.
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Students will examine how the stories respond to real-life events and trends happening at the time of their publication.
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Students will creatively respond to the stories and will apply the themes to their own lives.
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Students will research Updike's life and analyze its relationship to his body of work.
