Pablo Neruda: Poems Lesson Plan

Discussion: Painting with Words

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will explore more of the historical and cultural context behind the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should give them this article as a handout:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/guillaume-apollinaire

Then, the teacher should have each group watch the following video:

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