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 identify and analyze recurring themes across the stories included in this collection.
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Students will be able to consider the use of the horror genre in Shirley Jackson's body of work.
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Students will be able to examine social commentary on subjects such as race, class and gender as featured in Shirley Jackson's short fiction.
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Students will be able to consider what aspects of style, tone, subject matter and aesthetic might be characteristic of Shirley Jackson's work.
