If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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To read with attention to ambiguous and symbolic language regarding religious practice and cross-cultural (mis)understanding.
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To identify common themes in an unfamiliar context and setting.
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To trace themes and characters as they develop through the novel. ie: an earlier suicide that foreshadows Scobie's death, or Louise's gradual understanding of her role as a wife and bereaved mother.
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To connect the setting and events of the novel to broader historical themes.
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To understand and use unfamiliar vocabulary that is also time and place...
