Day 2

Phillis Wheatley: Poems Lesson Plan

Reading Assignment, Questions, Vocabulary

Read "On the Death of the Rev. Dr. Sewell, 1769," "To the University of Cambridge," and "To a Gentleman and Lady on the Death of the Lady's Brother and Sister and a Child of the Name Avis, Aged One Year."

Common Core Objectives

  1. 1

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1
    Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

  2. 2

    CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3
    Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.

  3. 3 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4
    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style...

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