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 practice engaged and discerning reading skills, learning how to infer characters’ inner thoughts, emotions, and motivations from what is explicitly stated in the text.
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Students will practice writing analytically by using concrete evidence from the text to back up and develop original arguments.
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Students will engage with Akutagawa's distinctive literary style while also practicing their own creative writing skills.
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Students will think and write about the role that subjects like gender, mental illness, and morality play in the...
