Sylvia Plath: Poems Lesson Plan

Mirroring “Mirror”

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will be able to examine Sylvia Plath’s approach to writing from the perspective of an object

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3

Structure:

In “Mirror,” Plath writes a poem from the perspective of a mirror. Why do students think Plath made that choice? What is the poem about--do students think it's "about mirrors"? What does the mirror reveal?

Students will write a poem inspired by Plath’s in which they write from the perspective of an object that somehow bears witness to human activity. They should think carefully about...