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 explore the genre of tragedy and discuss how Hardy's work fits within the tradition.
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Students will discuss issues of how class and education are intertwined.
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Students will examine the inner lives of the novel's characters and discuss how their desires do not always align with their external actions.
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Students will explore courting and marriage practices of the novel's time period.
