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 identify and analyze the development of key themes throughout a text.
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Students will write in new formal writing styles.
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Through debate and writing exercises students will craft and deliver persuasive arguments and evidence.
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In class discussions and activities students will engage in collaboration and discussion , building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and convincingly.