William Carlos Williams: Poems Lesson Plan

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...