If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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Students will be able to analyze the relationships of form and content in Plath's poem.
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Students will create their own creative writing based on Plath's structures and themes.
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Students will be able to evaluate the complex relationship between a poet's life and their art.
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Students will explore the social context that feeds into the creation and analysis of Plath's poem.
