Judith Wright: Poetry Lesson Plan

Form and Flow in the Poetry of Judith Wright

Kind of Activity:

Performance

Objective:

Students will read Judith Wright's poems aloud multiple times with specific goals each time to deepen their understanding of poetry, form, and performance.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.6

Structure:

To begin, each student may be assigned either “Bora Ring” or “South of My Days” to focus on for the duration of the activity.

Then, everyone will complete the following reading tasks.

1. Read once...