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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Lesson Plan

Study Objectives

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

  1. 1

    Students will be able to read closely to determine both explicit and implicit meanings of the text.

  2. 2

    Students will be able to analyze the structure of the text, referring to the significance of first-person narrative across stories told by the same narrator.

  3. 3

    Students will be able to analyze the tone and point of view of a narrator and discuss the narrator's subjectivity.

  4. 4

    Students will be able to use textual evidence to support interpretations and analyses.

  5. 5

    Students will be able to identify the writer's voice, mimic the author's writing...

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Study Guide for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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