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 participate in guided meditation exercises to gain a more firsthand, embodied, experiential understanding of some of the concepts in Dawn.
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Students will participate in guided tasks designed to stimulate their thinking to unfold organically, while both absorbing the relevant concepts from the novel and being encouraged to make original connections based on their own close reading, analysis, experience, and research.
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Students will participate in discussions, group work, and collaborative writing/art projects to facilitate rich...
