Ezra Pound: Poems Lesson Plan

Pound’s Radio Broadcasts and Political Beliefs

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will read one of Pound’s radio broadcasts from WWII and discuss the implications his beliefs have on how we read his work.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9

Structure:

Part 1:

Students will begin by reading one of the radio addresses given by Pound from Italy during World War II.

(#15 in this document): http://www.whale.to/b/pound.html#15_(March_8,_1942)_U.K._(B15)_

While they read, students should make note of the following:

1. Prevalence of racism, antisemitism, fascism

2. Opinion towards the U.S.

3. Style of the language - similar to or...