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 consider how a work of art is both personal and political.
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Students will learn about the history of the Vietnam War and Vietnamese immigration to the United States.
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Students will create their own poetic responses to intimate experiences in a political context.
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Students will be able to analyze Vuong's choices relating to language, poetic structure, and content.
