If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Reading closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it
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Determining the text's central ideas and themes and analyzing their development
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Analyzing the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text relate to each other and to the whole
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Analyzing how texts address similar themes
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Assessing how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of the text
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Writing arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics of texts, using...