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Students will be able to uncover central ideas from the text.
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Students look at the impact of the author's work. They learn to relate the story to the real-world.
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Students learn to evaluate speaker's point of view, tone, reasoning, use of evidence, word choice, and points of emphasis.
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Students learn to conduct discussion groups that analyze text using critical thinking skills.
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Students learn to conduct Socratic Seminars on their own, in which they discuss controversial topics within the text.