Allen Ginsberg's Poetry Lesson Plan

Poem Annotation

Kind of Activity:

Collaborative Writing

Objective:

Students will associate and acknowledge cultural details and historical events from a Ginsberg poem.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful. (Include Shakespeare as well as other authors.) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as...