If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will be able to interpret Cummings's unique uses of language.
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Students will construct arguments relating to literary interpretation in both essays and class debates.
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Students will analyze the historical context in which Cummings wrote and evaluate how that might have contributed to his work.
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Students will compare and contrast Cummings's work with that of other poets and artists of his time and make connections between them using artistic sense-making.
