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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Illustrating Imagery in Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars will select a favorite poem from a class poetry unit, from Poem Finder, included in the Alabama Virtual Library, or from other online sources or poetry collections in the school library, and create a collage or...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the literary technique of imagery to see how sensory language contributes to the meaning and feeling of a poem in this animated video [1:23] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Symbolism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore how authors use symbolism to add a deeper level of meaning to their work in this short animated video [1:12] from WNET. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a text.
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Unit Plan
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: A New View on a New World

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A seminar focusing on Andrew Marvell (1621-1678), comparing his poem 'Bermudas' with contemporary maps of the Bermuda Islands.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Timeline: Making High School Count

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Khan Academy resource is an article that discusses the activities you can pursue to make the most of your high school experience in preparation for college.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Aphra Behn

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Aphra Behn. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, works, and teacher resources.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Oroonoko

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read an overview of "Oroonoko" by Aphra Behn and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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Website
British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Gender and Sexuality

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Examine representations of gender and sexuality in Restoration and 18th-century literature including Paradise Lost and The Rape of the Lock, and explore the works of early women writers such as Aphra Behn, Frances Burney and Margaret...
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Compare to Film Adaptations

For Students 9th Standards
Publish your final work to express understanding of Romeo and Juliet compared to film adaptations.
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Article
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Compare to Film Adaptation

For Students 9th Standards
View minutes 1:39 to 1:49 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) to determine the details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Compare to Film Adaptation

For Students 9th Standards
View minutes 1:59 to 2:12 from Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) to determine what details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Determining Dramatic Irony

For Students 9th Standards
Read lines 1 - 175 of Act V, scene 3 from Romeo and Juliet together to determine how dramatic irony is used to develop the tragic tone of this play?
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Compare to Film Adaptation

For Students 9th Standards
View minutes 0:57 to 1:13 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) and determine what details were changed, added, or removed from this adaptation of the scene.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th Standards
We will analyze the structure of a sentence from "After 450 Years, We Still Don't Know the True Value of Shakespeare" to determine how understanding the sentence deepens our understanding of the text.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Act Ii, Scene 2: Comparison

For Students 9th Standards
Students compare Romeo and Juliet: Act II, Scene 2 from three different versions of the story.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Theme

For Students 9th Standards
Students view minutes 0:35 to 0:45 from Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) and explore the director's choices to develop themes within the film.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Theme

For Students 9th Standards
Students view minutes 0:40 to 0:52 from Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) and explore the director's choices to develop themes within the film.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Compare to Film Adaptation

For Students 9th Standards
Students view minute 0:40 to minute 7:45 from Romeo and Juliet (Zeffirelli) to explore some choices that a director can make when he/she creates a film adaptation .
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Style and Tone

For Students 9th Standards
Analyze and annotate a model essay focusing on style and tone.
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: The Joy Luck Club: Comparing Texts

For Teachers 9th Standards
Students read part four of The Joy Luck Club and examine how sharing life experiences with those we love can help change perceptions. Students also read "I Ask My Mother to Sing" to examine a male perspective on identity for Asian...
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Activity
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: A Lesson Before Dying: Sentence Structure

For Students 9th Standards
Analyze the structure of a sentence from chapter four of A Lesson Before Dying to determine how understanding the sentence deepens our understanding of Grant's internal conflict.
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Edward Estlin Cummings

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Part of a series on "Modernism and Experimentation: 1914-1945," this article features a biographical note and appraisal and cummings's poem, "in Just."
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Website
University of Oxford (UK)

Beazley Archive: Boreas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Illustrated dictionary entry for Boreas. Describes his impact on the Athenians and his role in Greek history.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Corinna

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Ancient Greek poet Corinna (Korinna) is the subject of this article, which includes information on her relationship with the poet Pindar and fragments of her poetry.