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 courting rituals of early-19th-century England.
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Students will examine the novel's main characters and analyze their similarities and differences.
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Students will research and write about English Colonialism as it was during the novel's time period.
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Students will explore themes of expectation versus reality, and how what we want is often not reflected in what we get.