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 respond to the text in writing, both creatively and analytically.
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Students will explore the way an author expresses experiences, interests, and values in a work.
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Students will analyze how Dahl creates context in the novel.
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Students will connect the novel's more representational and more outrageous elements.