Ten lessons have students read and analyze literary texts by Paul Laurence Dunbar and Henry David Thoreau. In addition to lessons involving analysis of tone, mood, diction, figurative language, and theme, the unit includes research projects, character studies, oral argumentation, and discussions of philosophical and psychological aspects of the work. Grades 9–12. 84 pages.
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