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 use textual evidence to support analysis of the text itself as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
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Students will be able to determine two or more themes or central ideas of the text and analyze their development throughout the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account.
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Students will be able to analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g.,...