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 relate the main themes of the text to contemporary concerns and personal history.
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Students will learn how conventional explanations of success aren't sufficient and will be exposed to a better set of explanations.
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Students will learn how success is dependent upon culture, community, family, and generation.
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Students will learn how society has more control over who succeeds—and how many succeed—than previously believed.
