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 analyze the structure of the text, referring to the significance of first-person narration to the theme.
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Students will be able to analyze language and tone, considering the author's writing style and the narrator's point of view.
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Students will demonstrate how literary devices and elements may be combined to perform a close reading of the text.
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Students will be able to use textual evidence to support interpretations and analyses of symbols, motifs, and themes.
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Students will be able to use terms found within the...