The Collected Poems of H.D. Lesson Plan

Pastiche Portfolio: Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will demonstrate an understanding of H.D.'s poems by writing imitations of her works.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5

Structure:

This is the first day of a multi-day activity. Throughout their study of H.D., students will choose poems from each day's assignment to imitate in writing their own pastiches.

Begin by explaining what a pastiche is to students--a poem written in imitation of the style, form, or both of another work. Pastiches are not meant to be satire, but rather to honor the original poem and to help the writer to better...