Walt Whitman: Poems Lesson Plan

Pastiche Project: Day 1

Kind of Activity:

Creative Writing

Objective:

Students will write imitations of Whitman's poems to better understand his poetic choices.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.D; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.3.D

Structure:

This is Day One of a five-day project.

A pastiche is a creative work that imitates another, better-known work. Writing pastiches is a great way to gain a deeper understanding of a poet's process and to inspire further writing.

Instruct students to choose one of the day's poems: "One's-Self I Sing," "As I Ponder'd in Silence," "For Him I Sing," "I Hear America Singing," "To a Stranger," "Voice of the Rain," or "A...