The Poetry of Ada Limón Lesson Plan

Narrative vs Lyric Poetry

Kind of Activity:

Technology

Objective:

Students will understand lyric and narrative poetry and assess two of Ada Limón's poems through that lens.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1

Structure:

Introduce or revisit the definitions of lyric and narrative poetry. Poets.org gives a great definition of lyric poetry:

Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. Historically intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation, lyric now describes a...