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 learn how to develop their own critical perspective, using close readings of the text and cultural/historical context as evidence to support their own interpretative argument, through class discussions, independent writing, and research.
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Through the research of the Western genre and presentations on that research, students will analyze where "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" falls within the genre tradition of the Western, as well as develop their digital literacy through creating multimodal presentations.
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Through the research on the...
