The theme is what the text is about. When you are figuring out the theme of a text, particularly a poem, you should first look at the title. Sometimes, that tells us what the theme is. If it doesn’t, you should read the text and then think about what the author is saying and t...
Lesson Plan Langston Hughes BiographyLangston Hughes: Poems Questions and Answers The Question and Answer section for Langston Hughes: Poems is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Because “I, Too, Sing America” is written in free verse, Hughes is able to...
When reading poems, it is important to pay attention to what the poem is about what the feelings that are in the poem. This will help you to figure out how to read it. If a poem is very serious, you should read it in a serious voice. If a poem is funny, you can have fun and...
I thought I knew how to analyze a poem, but it wasn’t until I learned how to annotate a poem that I truly mastered it. And it wasn’t until I taught studentshow to annotatea poem that I really learned how to do both in conjunction. I owe it all to this lesson plan: ...
Analyze Robert Frost's poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" in class. This lesson plan can be used as part of a unit on 'The Outsider' or can stand alone. Ideas for both are included.
Lesson plans by GradeSaver cover novels, plays, poems and films ranging from Death of a Salesman to The Yellow Wallpaper. Each lesson plan includes a teaching guide and several days’ worth of instructional materials such as reading assignments, discussion questions, quizzes, and classroom ...
When a poem is quoted by people from President Barack Obama to Winston Churchill, it can easily be classified as something significant. The life of its author, William Ernest Henley, was filled with adversity, yet he remained steadfast. This lesson plan will explain his famous poem to your st...
The first day of school I tell my students that their first assignment will be to write a poem. I usually hears moans and groans at this point, especially since I teach Math. I say that this will be the easiest poem they have ever written because it will be about themselves....
What is free verse poetry and what sets it apart from other types of poetry? This lesson plan uses an engaging video lesson to outline key facts for students. An activity connects students to what they've learned. Learning Objectives
Model the format of acrostic poems with your students. Work together to write a collective acrostic poem on the whiteboard. You can use the sample below. Give your studentsa Thanksgiving-related wordso that they can write their own acrostic poem. Consider: gratitude, thank you, Thanksgiving, ...