UNIT:
Lesson: 6
Essential Question
The unit essential questions developed through this lesson are…
- How does culture influence the voice of a poet?
Task
The task that students will fulfill through this lesson is…
- In the first few lessons of this unit, students learned about the poet Mari Evans and the social issues that helped to shape her voice as an influential speaker of her time. They identified literary devices and analyzed how their usage can elevate a speaker’s voice. Students will use a mind-map graphic organizer to describe elements of their culture. They will then choose a figurative comparison to use as an extended metaphor in a poem about their culture.
Content Focus
By engaging in this lesson, students will demonstrate their knowledge/understanding that…
- Culture and experiences affect the voice of an author. Insight into who a speaker is and what they value is revealed through the use of literary devices such as imagery, irony, style and tone.
Skills Focus
By engaging in this lesson, students will demonstrate their ability to…
- Use literary devices to compose a poem that expresses an intended meaning.
Standards Alignment
Write narrative compositions in a variety of forms that:
- Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters.
- Organize an event sequence (e.g., conflict, climax, resolution) that unfolds naturally and logically, using a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence and signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another.
- Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
- Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture the action and convey experiences and events. e. Provide an ending that follows from and reflects on the narrated experiences or events.
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