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 be able to understand the purpose and role of objectivity and subjectivity in nonfiction writing.
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Students will be able to examine how an author "releases" information over the course of a text, for both logical and dramatic (reader interest-generating) purposes. The idea of "suspense" and "character development" in nonfiction writing.
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Students will be able to understand the post-colonial point of view in literature.
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Students will be able to learn the different styles of thesis presentation and construction.
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Students will...