Objectives
This unit is intended to support National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Language Arts standards. The strategies are specifically designed to develop students' critical thinking, active reading, writing, listening, and oral language skills. In addition, students will be able to express themselves creatively, experiment with digital technology, and explore visual literacy as a complement to alphabetic literacy.
The unit also fulfills the Virginia Standards of Learning for Grade Eleven English and prepares students for the end-of-course test, which they must pass in order to graduate. Thus, students will
- read and critique various poems
- analyze and understand elements of contemporary and traditional poems
- identify poetic elements and techniques
- compare and contrast works of contemporary and past American poets.
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