Day 2

Andrew Marvell: Poems Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Poetry Close Reading: Seize the Day!

    Kind of Activity:

    Classwide Discussion

    Objective:

    Students will pair research skills learn about crucial ideas relevant to the text and apply them in their reading of poetry.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.9 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9–10.1

    Structure:

    For this activity, students will be asked to carry out a more complex close reading of a poem. In so doing, they will not only seek to identify things like poetic devices and themes, but will also try to come to an understanding of the different genres and schools of poetry that...

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