Anne Bradstreet: Poems Lesson Plan

Puritan New England

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will research Puritan history and theology to better understand Bradstreet's beliefs and worldview.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Bradstreet's poetry is steeped in a Puritan worldview, and it is important for students to understand the particulars of Puritan theology and history to understand Bradstreet's work, and this day's poems in particular. Students should be divided into three groups. The groups will each be given a topic to research, upon...