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Literary Characters on Trial: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
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|Estimated Time||Eight 50-minute sessions|
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October 20, 2012
What a great lesson plan...Thank you!
January 28, 2012
I was looking for an alternative to debate to use with The Giver. This is perfect! The materials and assessment are well-organized. I will modify it to add real-world research to the arguments so that students make connections beyond the book. A very open-ended and usable unit.
April 06, 2011
April 21, 2010
This is so great! I can not wait to try this with a class.
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