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 practice engaged and discerning reading skills, learning how to infer characters’ inner thoughts, emotions, and motivations from what is explicitly stated in the text.
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Students will explore the unique ways that a play can come to life on stage, such as through specific directorial and acting choices.
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Students will think and write about difficult issues in the play, like racism, violence, and sexuality.
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Students will practice writing analytically by using concrete evidence from the text to back up and develop original arguments....
