Lesson Plan

Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 10

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Audre Lorde's poem "From the House of Yemanjá" describes the speaker carrying two women on her back—she must be strong! Pupils read the second stanza using instructional activity 10 of 14 from the Grade 11 ELA Module 2: Unit 2 series. With a Quick Write, they interpret the meaning of figurative language and analyze its role in the poem.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Have learners illustrate a figure of speech from the poem
Classroom Considerations
  • Lessons are consecutive 
  • Print copies of the Student Response Rubric and Checklist 
Pros
  • Provides examples of exemplar responses
  • Incorporates differentiation techniques
Cons
  • None