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Mirroring “Mirror”
Kind of Activity:
Creative Writing
Objective:
Students will be able to examine Sylvia Plath’s approach to writing from the perspective of an object
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3
Structure:
In “Mirror,” Plath writes a poem from the perspective of a mirror. Why do students think Plath made that choice? What is the poem about--do students think it's "about mirrors"? What does the mirror reveal?
Students will write a poem inspired by Plath’s in which they write from the perspective of an object that somehow bears witness to human activity. They should think carefully about...
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