Ezra Pound: Poems Lesson Plan

Read “In a Station of the Metro,” “A Pact,” and “The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter.”

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2

   Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the key details and ideas.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9

   Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

   Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and...