Adrienne Rich's Poetry and Prose Lesson Plan

Pastiche Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write an imitation of one of Rich's in order to better understand her poetic choices.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

Structure:

Explain to students that a pastiche is a poem written in imitation of the style and form of another poem. It is not satire -- it is meant to honor, not mock (such as satire), the original work.

Ask students to write a pastiche of one of the poems from today's reading. Give them 20-30 min of in-class writing and brainstorming time, then use the remaining 15 minutes to workshop their poems in pairs.

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