Lesson 12 Poetry
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Topic: Poetry
Sort Desciption: touch the emotions of people Sometimes people have problems understanding poetry, because they do not have the literal and figurative language skills ...
Content Inside: Activity Title - Poetry Goal/Objective To use analysis skills to evaluate poetry. Lesson Outline Introduction GED students often have trouble understanding poetry. Many student lack the literal and figurative language skills needed to understand how the poet has created images that affect the reader emotionally. Students should understand the basic characteristics of poetry and methods for reading poems to improve comprehension and analysis skills. Activity Distribute the Poetry handout. Review with students the main characteristics of poetry. Discuss with students the importance of reading and re-reading a poem several times to better grasp its meaning. Compare poems to lyrics in music to help students get a better understanding of the layout or format of a poem and how it is written in stanzas. Distribute copies of the handout of The Road Not Taken. Have students follow the steps for reading poetry and read the poem. Debriefing/Evaluation Activity Ask students to describe in their own words what the poem means to them. Discuss the different interpretations given by each student. Explain how a poem can effect difference people in different ways and that is one of the wonderful and unique things about poems. Just like music, poems impact people’s emotions and everyone will respond differently. Real-Life Connection Have students search the Internet for poetry. They can try several search engines to look for specific types of po- ems. Have students use www.about.com and www.lycos.com as two starting points. Have students find poems about topics in which they are interested. Materials/Texts/Realia/Handouts • Handout—Poetry • Handout—The Road Not Taken • Paper and pencil Extension Activity Have students write a paragraph about what the poem, The Road Not Taken means to them. ESE/ESOL Accommodations • Provide an audio version of the poem • Highlight key words in the poem • Provide a dictionary for the stu- dent to look up unfami ...
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