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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pink Floyd and the Carpe Diem Theme

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to Pink Floyd's "Time" in order to apply the theme of carpe diem to other works of literature and to their own life.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: English Renaissance: Carpe Diem Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the Carpe Diem ("Seize the day") poets Andrew Marvell and Robert Herrick. It features links to biographies of each of these poets, the poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell and the poem "To the Virgins, to...
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eBook
Luminarium

Luminarium: Sir John Suckling

For Students 9th - 10th
This literary website contains fifteen poems of Sir John Suckling. Also on this site famous quotes, and many essays written by students and scholars about the Cavalier Poets, among others.
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Literary Terms a E

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The first of three pages of simple definitions for literary terms. This page, A - E, covers forty-four terms from "Allegory" to "Exposition."
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Carpe Diem

For Students 9th - 10th
A sixteen-part learning module with links to images, videos, and texts to use while learning the concept of Carpe Diem.
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Handout
Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.