If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Develop writing and time-management skills through long-term projects.
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Use textual evidence to support various arguments and lines of thinking.
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Connect the author's biography to the text.
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Learn about the symbolism associated with yew trees from ancient times to the present day.
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Compare and contrast the novel to its animated film adaptation.
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Create a visual representation of a scene from the novel.
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Read carefully and attentively, making informed inferences about the text grounded in evidence and analysis.
