The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

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   Through writing and class discussion, students will learn to critically evaluate popular ideas about different peoples through analyzing their representation in literature and associated forms of media.

2. 2

   Through critical examination of a text's history, students will learn to connect the content of the text the people and cultural environments that resulted in its creation.

3. 3

   Students will learn how to use reference materials and conduct research in order to further facilitate their understanding of a text.

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   Students will learn to connect themes...