Poems about Works of Art, Featuring Women and Other Marginalized Writers

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.02.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Context
  3. Rationale
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Unit Content
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. Classroom Activities
  8. Bibliography
  9. Appendix

The Poetics of Truth and Beauty: A Practical Approach to Reading and Understanding Ekphrastic Poetry

Anita Alisha Galloway

Published September 2018

Tools for this Unit:

Bibliography

Cheeke, Stephen. Writing for Art. The Aesthetics of Ekphrasis. Manchester University Press,   2008. This extensive text discusses Ekphrastic poetry in depth including works of arts   and poets.

Hirsch, Edward.  How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry. Mariner Books, Houghton   Mifflin Harcourt, 1999. This seminal work on the beauty of poetry invites the reader to   learn a variety of poetic techniques and devices including interpretation and a myriad of   strategies and techniques.

Housden, Roger. “Why Poetry is Necessary”. June 26, 2011. Accessed July 13, 2018.   http://huffingtonpost.com/roger-housen/importance-of-poetry-b-884319. This article   discusses the beauty of poetry and how it’s essence can bring about an appreciation for   art and for life.

Thomas, Foster. “How to Read Poetry Like a Professor”.  April 20, 2018.  Accessed July 14,   2018. http://theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/20/how-to-read-poetry-poetry-like-a-   professor-thomas-foster. Oftentimes people are anxious about reading and   understanding   This text gives a practical and academic approach to reading poetry.

Timpane, John, The Poetry Center “Why You Should Read Poems Aloud”.  May 2001.    Accessed July 14, 2018.  http://dummies.com/education/language-arts/poetry/why-you-  should-read-poetry-aloud. This source is excerpted from a book on poetry for those   who are reluctant readers of it.  It makes a substantive case for reading poetry in the aural   tradition in which it was written.

“How to: Teaching Theme (So That Students Actually Get It!)”.  Accessed August 6, 2018.    http://classroomnook.com/2017/10/teaching-theme.html.  This undated article gives a   precise and accessible overview of effective ways to teach theme.

“Paideia Action Seminar”.  Accessed August 7, 2018.  http://paideia.org/paideia-seminar/.   Accessed August 7, 2018. This informative article discusses the versatility and   accessibility of learning through a Paideia seminar.

“Paideia Active Learning Through Socratic Seminar”.  Accessed August 10, 2018.    http://padeia.org.  An article that introduces readers to the differences and similarities   between Paideia seminar and Socratic seminar.

“Paideia seminars-how to build student collaborative skills”.  May 5, 2014. Accessed August 7,   2018. http://teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/05/21/. This blog post gives exemplars on   ways to build students’ collaborative skills through the use of Paideia seminar.

“Practice Looking at Art”.  Accessed August 13, 2018.  http://mfah.org/learn/practice-looking-at- art. This article was a useful guide on the way to engage students in the art viewing   process.

“Natasha-Tretheway, Robert Hayden, William Blake”. Accessed August 13, 2018.  http://poetryfoundation.org/poets/natashatretheway. Undated Biographical information   about the author.

“Theme in Literature”.  Accessed August 13, 2018   http://flocabulary.com/unit/theme/themeinliterature.  This undated article discusses ways   to explain the theme of literary texts.

“8 Tips for How to View Art Like an Expert”.  Accessed August 14, 2018.   http://parkwestgallery.com/8-tips-for-how-to-view-art-like-an-expert/44414.  This   undated guide gives sound directions on ways to experience visual art.

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