George Herbert: Poems Lesson Plan

Read Herbert's two pattern poems, "The Altar" and "Easter Wings."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5
   Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4
   Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6
   Use technology,...