Faithful and Virtuous Night Lesson Plan

Readability and Hope: The Role of Darkness in Poetry

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will use an online forum to hold a long-term, ongoing discussion about the effect of negative emotions in Glück's poetry specifically and in art in general.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.9, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5

Structure:

Louise Glück's poetry has been said to be characterized by "abiding darkness,"...