Ars Poetica Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read the entirety of Archibald MacLeish's "Ars Poetica," as well as the entirety of Horace's "Ars Poetica."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.2

   Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7-8.3

   Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7-8.1

   Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text...