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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: 6.1 Writing About Literature: Analyzing Prose

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to analyze prose by understanding connotation and denotation, identifying metaphors and similes, looking for repetition, and finding imagery in a text.
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Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Reading With Cups, and More! [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students will explore how music and language arts naturally overlap to promote literacy as they cultivate their creative and critical thinking.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site features the author William Shakespeare including a biography and the full text of 39 of his famous plays. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Later National Literature: P2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This encyclopedia, "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature" provided by Bartleby.com, includes information of regionalism in poetry located in section X 'Later Poets'. Check out 1.Poets of East and West 5. The Middle...
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Unit Plan
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Voice

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Thirteen day poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets designed for ninth or tenth grade students. Contains individual lessons on spoken poetry, written poetry, poetry as social commentary, and voice. Each lesson...
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Unit Plan
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Songs My Teacher Taught Me

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty day poetry unit plan provided by The Academy of American Poets. Contains three thematic sections: "What is Poetry?", "Poems of Childhood," and "Self and Society." Each section contains a reading list, introduction, analytical...
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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
Robert H. Sarkissian

Island of Freedom: John Donne

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice, easy-to-read page with info on John Donne. Gives good insight into the metaphysical style of poetry with links to several of his poems. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity
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Website
Los Poetas

Los Poetas: Nezahualcoyotl

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the biography of the Mexican poet Nezahualcoyotl and his poems.
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Website
Los Poetas

Los Poetas: Manuel Acuna

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the biography of the Mexican poet Manuel Acuna and his poems.
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Website
Los Poetas

Los Poetas: Gutierre De Cetina

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Gutierre de Cetina.
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Website
Los Poetas

Los Poetas: Baltazar De Alcazar

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Baltazar de Alcazar.
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Website
Los Poetas

Los Poetas: Bartolome Aregensola

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the poems and biography of the Spanish poet Bartolome Aregensola.
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Website
Other

Dickinson Colleg: Wordsworth on Nature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A look at Wordswoth's philosophy on nature as evident in his writings. Contains a link to his complete works.
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Website
Other

Self knowlege.com: Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Website from SelfKnowlege.com attempts to connect the content of Robert Herrick poems to the expression, description, and meaning of human reality. Included is Herrick's poetry, biographical information, and links to other search tools...
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Handout
Other

How the Language Really Works: Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Poetic techniques, the poet's "arsenal" of techniques, and links to literary terms are features of this text-based page.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Cincinnati Arts Association: Poetry in Motion [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This study guide focuses on the preparation behind a poetry slam. In addition to discussing the history of a poetry slam, the study guide features various methods and exercises to get involved.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: At Agincourt by g.a. Henty

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of "At Agincourt" by G.A. Henty set during the Middle Ages.
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Website
Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: A Brief Guide to Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Concise explanation of modernism as it applies to literature. It's mainly a discussion of the poetic movement of the early twentieth century, and it discusses many of the important figures of the era.
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Activity
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Poetry Analysis Tpcastt

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
11 slides demonstrating poetry analysis using the TPCASTT format: Title, Paraphrase, Connotation, Attitude, Shift, Title, Theme.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Analyzing Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use poetic devices to analyze a poem of their choice from the Library of Congress.
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Lesson Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This introduction to reading and analyzing text features a list of learning objectives for analyzing prose and poetry, and an understanding of critical approaches to literary interpretation.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: What Is Complex Literature?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Prezi was created by Marko Zlomislic. The presentation explains what constitutes complex literature. It defines complex texts, discusses the varied benefits of learning to read them, and provides links to lesson plans and examples....
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Professional Doc
Teaching Channel

Teaching Channel: Exploring Poetic Elements

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is a teacher demonstrating and discussing teaching students poetic elements: learning the literary terms, their definitions, and how to apply the information when analyzing poetry.