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 develop an understanding of changing attitudes towards gay and lesbian people over the course of the past 4 decades.
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Students will work to understand stereotypes as well as debunk stereotypes they face.
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Students will contemplate their own identities by exploring the main character's.
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Students will develop presentation and time management skills through long term projects and presentations.
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Students will develop an ability to make a clear and articulate argument with a thesis and text evidence, in both verbal discussions...