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 consider how works of literature relate to the cultural moments in which they were written as well as the time beyond that.
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Students will be able to explore the craft of writing dialogue as both readers and writers.
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Students will be able to engage with the complexities of a theatrical text as both a standalone piece and a blueprint for a collaborative artistic endeavor.
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Students will be able to analyze the nuanced ways in which an artist's life does and does not link with, and correspond to, his art.
