Day 1

William Carlos Williams: Poems Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Understanding the Modernist Movement

    Kind of Activity:

    Technology

    Objective:

    Students will use identify the different tropes of Modernism and Imagism in WCW's poems and make useful and creative infographics to share that information.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9

    Structure:

    Students will begin this activity by individually reading "A Brief Guide to Modernism" and "A Brief Guide to Imagism" to understand the basics of the Modernist/Imagist movements in art and why they happened. Also, introduce them to common characteristics of Modernism. Finally, make sure...

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