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 be able to consider the creation and evolution of different poetic forms.
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Students will be able to understand and discuss the ways that Neruda's social and political life influenced his writing and vice versa.
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Students will create their own work that responds to Neruda's.
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Students will be able to analyze visceral and intellectual structures and impacts in poetry.