Day 3

Death of a Naturalist Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Naturalism: Echoing Death & Life

    Kind of Activity:

    Research

    Objective:

    Students will discuss the meaning and understanding of Naturalism, and analyze how it comes up in Heaney's poetry.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.R.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7

    Structure:

    In order to understand Heaney's Death of a Naturalist fully, it is important for students to understand the broader meaning of Naturalism in philosophy and poetry. This group activity will include two parts:

    1) Conducting small group research on Naturalism.
    2) Connecting their research (or particular resources) to specific poems.

    Introduce the activity by...

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