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Great Female Poets
Kind of Activity:
Research
Objective:
Students will put into perspective the novel's treatment of poetry
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Structure:
The letter that Imtiaz sends to Deven claims that her poetry is ignored because of her gender. There is some truth to her argument, but there is a long history of women writing great poetry. For this assignment, students will identify some of those poets.
Using the internet, ask each student to find a great female poet. The students should pick three poems that they like from their poet.
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