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 research Graham Greene's life and its connection to the events and themes of the novel.
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Students will explore the history of leprosy, including its cultural stigmas and treatments.
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Students will trace the characterization and development of major characters and will examine why some characters are developed more thoroughly than others.
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Students will articulate and discuss the novel's overarching themes.
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Students will examine the novel's colonial setting and the stance it takes towards European colonialism in Africa.
