William Carlos Williams: Poems 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 gain a profound understanding of Williams's stylistic approach and its purpose.

2. 2

   Students will analyze the relationship between Williams's poetry, his personal history, and the social/political history of his time.

3. 3

   Students will gain a broad knowledge of the Modernist and Imagist literary movements and Williams's role in them.

4. 4

   Students will understand how the technical elements of Williams's poems contribute to their tone.

5. 5

   Students will explore and communicate their ideas related to Williams's poems using multiple forms of...