If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Read Emma with an eye toward Austen's uniquely sympathetic, ironic tone.
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Understand the social order and etiquette of Emma's time and how those constraints affect the narrative.
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Connect the classic text to modern interpretations, and create contemporary retellings of the story.
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Be able to discuss in writing and in a group setting the role of friendship and relationships in Emma, and support critical arguments with textual evidence.
