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Pbs: American Masters: Lesson 2: Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms Lesson PlanPbs: American Masters: Lesson 2: Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms Lesson Plan
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9th - 10th
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Pbs: American Masters: Lesson 2: Truman Capote: Other Voices, Other Rooms

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This lesson plan is based on the PBS episode of American Masters about Truman Capote. Students will read and analyze how Truman Capote develops characters as they record their findings on worksheets included with this lesson. Then students will attempt develop their own

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characterization, descriptive writing, reading strategies, truman capote

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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