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 engage with questions of character development and point of view in the novel.
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Students will explore their own questions about maturity and puberty in safe classroom spaces.
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Students will be able to conduct independent research and consider the relationship of research to personal questions in their lives.
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Students will be able to write both narratives and critical responses linked to the novel.