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Ramses the Ruler
Kind of Activity:
Classwide Discussion
Objective:
Students will be able to analyze Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias,” while bearing in mind form, style, and themes. Students will be able to make connections between Ramses II of Egypt and the ruler described in “Ozymandias.”
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1
Structure:
“Ozymandias” was the product of a writing competition Shelley had with his friend Horace Smith. In the competition, both men used a statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II that the British Museum had recently acquired as inspiration for their poems....
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