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 closely read the text to determine its implicit and explicit meanings.
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Students will practice thinking and writing analytically about literature, using examples from the text and appropriate literary terminology to support arguments about how a text functions.
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Students will identify themes in the text and trace their progression throughout the work.
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Students will learn about the circumstances of the lives of undocumented people in the United States.
