Andrew Marvell: Poems Lesson Plan

Modern Poetry's Metaphysical Roots

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will leverage historical and textual knowledge to critically review contemporary culture.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.3 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1 ; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6

Structure:

This activity has two parts. In the first part, students should organize themselves into groups of 2-3 people, and the teacher should give them this article as a handout: https://literariness.org/2020/07/05/analysis-of-t-s-eliots-metaphysical-poets/

The handout should also be...