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 understand and appreciate the importance and influence of W.B. Yeats as one of the greatest poets of (perhaps) all time.
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Students will gain a better understand of poetic language, literary devices, and literary allusions and the purposes they serve in literature.
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Students will improve writing skills and explore creativity.
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Students will research how historical events, such as the Irish Civil War, shaped Yeats' writing in this collection.
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Students will be able to do close readings of complex poetry.
