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    This lesson plan is for a 10th grade Pre-AP English class. It focuses on analyzing poems using figurative language and the author's background. Students will examine the poems "The Dawn's Awake" and "The Grave" using the literary analysis method TPCASTT, which looks at title, paraphrase, connotation, shifts, attitude, sound, title. They will identify the figurative language and themes in the poems, and consider how the author's background may have influenced their writing. Analyzing "The Grave" using TPCASTT will serve as the formative assessment for understanding how to examine a poem's meaning through its literary elements and context.

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    This lesson plan is for a 10th grade Pre-AP English class. It focuses on analyzing poems using figurative language and the author's background. Students will examine the poems "The Dawn's Awake" and "The Grave" using the literary analysis method TPCASTT, which looks at title, paraphrase, connotation, shifts, attitude, sound, title. They will identify the figurative language and themes in the poems, and consider how the author's background may have influenced their writing. Analyzing "The Grave" using TPCASTT will serve as the formative assessment for understanding how to examine a poem's meaning through its literary elements and context.

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    This lesson plan is for a 10th grade Pre-AP English class. It focuses on analyzing poems using figurative language and the author's background. Students will examine the poems "The Dawn's Awake" and "The Grave" using the literary analysis method TPCASTT, which looks at title, paraphrase, connotation, shifts, attitude, sound, title. They will identify the figurative language and themes in the poems, and consider how the author's background may have influenced their writing. Analyzing "The Grave" using TPCASTT will serve as the formative assessment for understanding how to examine a poem's meaning through its literary elements and context.

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    Lesson: 2 of 5

    Day: 3

    Pre-AP English 10

    Title: The Dawns Awake, The Grave

    Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson:


    10.2.3b Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
    meanings.
    10.2.1b Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and
    connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.
    10.2.1f Analyze how literary components affect meaning.
    10.2.ai Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a words position or
    function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase
    Inquiry Questions:
    How does an author use figurative language to write effective poetry?
    How does an authors background influence their writing?
    Evidence Outcomes:
    I am able to identify figurative language in various forms of poetry.
    I am able to analyze a poems theme using authors background to contribute to meaning.
    Assessment of Evidence Outcomes:

    Planned Lesson Activities


    Activity Name
    Approx. Time
    Anticipatory Set

    The Dawns Awake, The Grave


    45 minutes
    Students write a journal asking about famous poems or poets they know of and
    how they of them.
    Students are prompted to share out when finished writing.

    Procedures

    Closure

    Materials
    Accommodations
    &
    Modifications

    1- Instructor will project The Dawns Awake by Otto Leland Bohanan


    on the board.
    2- Instructor will ask students if they have any initial thoughts or reactions
    about the title.
    3- Instructor will model each step of TPCASTT using The Dawns
    Awake with the students, looking for figurative language,
    paraphrasing the poem, discussing tone, theme and shifts.
    4- As students and instructor discuss, students will be marking up their
    copies of the poem in the same manner as the instructor.
    5- In addition to the theme, students will be given some background on
    Bohanan, then analyzing how that may have affected his purpose and
    tone.
    6- Next, students will access The Grave by Robert Blair and begin
    analyzing the poem in the same manner, using TPCASTT to guide their
    analysis.
    7- Their analysis of The Grave will serve as the formative assessment
    for this lesson.
    After turning in their analysis of The Grave, instructor and students will review
    each question, sharing insights and thoughts about the theme, author and purpose
    of the poem, including any figurative language found.
    The Dawns Awake, The Grave, PowerPoint

    Accommodations: all materials will be available in hard copy and via


    technology. Instructor will read both poems out loud. Through modeling the
    material, students will be able to access the material through various paths.
    Modifications: For students who are struggling with the analysis of The
    Grave they will be redirected to the analysis of The Dawns Awake, making
    sure to focus on each component of TPCASTT with the help of the instructor.

    Assessment

    The Grave will serve as the formative assessment for this lesson. In their final
    summative assessment, students will be writing and analyzing other poems
    using TPCASTT.

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