Day 1

The Poetry of Ada Limón Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Narrative vs Lyric Poetry

    Kind of Activity:

    Technology

    Objective:

    Students will understand lyric and narrative poetry and assess two of Ada Limón's poems through that lens.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

    Structure:

    Introduce or revisit the definitions of lyric and narrative poetry. Poets.org gives a great definition of lyric poetry:

    Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. Historically intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation, lyric now describes a...

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