Pablo Neruda: Poems Lesson Plan

For this section, students should read the poems "What Spain Was Like," "Machu Picchu XII," "United Fruit Co.," and "The Dictators."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1

   Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2

   Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4

   Present...