The Sound of Words: An Introduction to Poetry

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 09.04.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Background Knowledge
  3. ESL Clases in Houston, Texas
  4. Rationale
  5. Strategies
  6. Lesson Plan I
  7. Lesson Plan II
  8. Lesson Plan III
  9. Lesson Plan IV
  10. Lesson Plan V
  11. Lesson Plan VI
  12. Lesson Plan VII
  13. Annotated Bibliography
  14. Annotated Student Resources
  15. Appendix A

The Unknown Voice of My Students

Martha Margarita Tamez

Published September 2009

Tools for this Unit:

Lesson Plan VI

Personification

The teacher can start the class by saying incoherent things like "the board attacked me this morning," or "the ruler refuses to measure the paper." The students will laugh and comprehend that given life or human characteristics to items, animals, or plants is what we call personification. "I will cry but not the rose."

The teacher will read aloud the poem "Two Flowers Move in the Yellow Room" by William Blake, and ask the students to identify the use of personification. After the students had identified the use of this literary term, the students will receive a copy of the poem "The Train" by Emily Dickenson and high light the use of personification.

This is a short lesson that can take 11-15 minutes.

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