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 analyze the complex and dynamic characters of Six Characters in Search of An Author: their relationships, shifting alliances, value systems, and motivations.
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Students will be able to identify, discuss, and analyze the themes of the text.
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Students will be able to consider the play's craft and style, including the use of meta-theatricality.
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Students will discuss and interpret the philosophical and ethical questions raised by the play and its characters.
