Patterns in Poetry: Images Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Read with Understanding Outcomes Students will recognize the use of images, metaphors, and symbols in poetry and how they contribute to understanding the poem.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      Language Arts - Reading Roles      Family, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Time Frame       1 hour Technology Integration The Library of Congress Google Images OLRC Poetry Matrix

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Listening, reading, and discussion of the images in poetry will help them understand how the components of poetry contribute to a comprehension the poem as a whole. Since image, metaphor, and symbol will be tested in the Language arts Section of the GED, students will be better prepared by being familiar with a variety of poems. Contextual Since we live in a world of images, students can apply what they learn about images in poetry to literature generally and to the images on TV, magazines, and computers. Building Expertise The progression of listening first, then reading before discussing encourages repeated attention to the material. Listening and reading aloud reinforces comprehension skills. Working in pairs or small groups maximizes the pleasure and minimizes the anxiety that poetry can evoke.

Lesson Designer Connie Sapin Ohio Literacy Resource Center (330) 672-0761 csapin@literacy.kent.edu

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