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 have concrete, embodied experiences of Heker's text by participating in activities such as role-play, mindfulness work, and cutting up and rearranging a story.
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Students will develop and practice truth-discerning skills through identifying unreliable narration in Heker's text and by conducting research.
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Students will practice working cooperatively both in small groups and as a class through discussions, collaborative writing assignments, and group presentations.
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Students will write arguments, informative pieces, and fictional...