Lord Byron's Poems Lesson Plan

Comparative Analysis

Kind of Activity:

Individual Writing

Objective:

To show how different texts address similar themes

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1

Structure:

Students should begin by searching online for a poem related thematically to either The Prison of Chillon (ex. captivity, crime, oppression), Prometheus (ex. Greco-Roman mythology), or Darkness (ex. apocalyptic/sci-fi narratives, ecological disaster, speculative poetry). Poems can be drawn from any period, but should be clearly connected to Byron's work thematically. Once they've selected a poem, students should write a short essay comparing and contrasting the ways...