Every classroom is different, but we acknowledge that many students struggle with poetry. However, O'Hara's quirky and conversational voice might be appealing to many students.
These lessons and activities provide many different approaches to the text; select those that best suit the strengths and interests of your own class. The thought questions in this lesson plan provide material and ideas that students can use to write short original essays and to develop their powers of analysis.
The questions provided for the final paper are most suitable for student essays and projects. For the sake of improving students' written expression, teachers should encourage students to write on topics...
