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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...
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