The Whitsun Weddings Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   Students will practice close reading poems for both literal and figurative meaning.

2. 2

   Students will think and write analytically about literature, using examples from the text and appropriate literary terminology to support arguments about the way a text functions.

3. 3

   Students will become familiar with Philip Larkin's work and its greater impact on British society.

4. 4

   Students will become familiar with mid 20th century British poetry.