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 produce original creative narratives inspired by the story's plot, characters, and themes.
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Students will be able to produce sophisticated written and artistic responses to the text.
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Students will be able to read a text carefully with an eye to metaphorical and symbolic language.
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Students will be able to examine the impact that geographic and temporal setting has on other aspects of the story, such as plot and character development.
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Students will be able to understand how the events told in Montana 1948 relate to...