If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will be able to identify the qualities of modernist literature and poetry in Pound's work.
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Students will be able to decipher allusions and identify their significance in the context of Pound's work.
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Students will be able to write sophisticated analyses of poetry that consider both form and content.
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Students will be able to discuss connections between Pound's poetry and his troubling support of fascism and antisemitism.