January – March: Thematic Unit III: Who Am I? My Ability to Achieve
Activity One
Procedure:
This unit can be used to introduce students to the February Black History month readings and activities. As a pre-study activity, I will have the song, "I Believe I Can Fly" playing as the students enter the room. I will allow students to listen to the song as they prepare for class and settle down to begin working. After students have settled, they will be instructed to listen to the poem again considering the poem's theme, mood, and tone. After the listening period, the class will orally discuss these literary devices. I will then introduce songs as a form of poetry. We will study the qualities of poetry in the song using the words from the suggested website in the narrative. Before presenting the poem by Robert Frost, students will write the formal essay outlined in the narrative section of this curriculum unit.
Students will then be given a copy of Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken". Before reading the poem aloud, I will give students an overview of the poem as described under "Debt" in the narrative section of Thematic Unit II. The class will read the poem orally. After reading, students will complete an individual poetry critique. We will discuss the completed critique orally. Use "Other poems suggested for study in Unit II" to complete this unit.
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