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 understand horror as a genre.
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Students will write and edit their own horror story and present it to the class.
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Students will better understand 19th-century America through their own research and presentations from classmates.
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Students will analyze figurative language, imagery, and themes in The Moonlit Road and Other Ghost and Horror Stories.
