If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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In written assignments and in-class discussion and writing, students will draw on concrete textual evidence to describe and defend perspectives on the central meaning and themes of the text.
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Students will analyze and evaluate multiple interpretations of the text through films based on the text.
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Students will recognize and analyze key themes throughout the text and discuss these themes in written assignments and in-class exercises.
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Students will learn study the text in its historical and biographical context, and draw inferences based...