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 practice close-reading poems and short prose pieces for both literal and figurative meaning.
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Students will become familiar with the Harlem Renaissance movement and the complexities of racial identity in Jim-Crow-era American history and beyond.
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Students will study the relationship between form and content. They will examine how an author's structural choices affect the way in which their message is presented.
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Students will practice thinking and writing analytically about literature, using examples from the text and appropriate...
