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Poetry and a Movie for High School ~ Semester Course
Introduction
A Letter To Parents & Students Before We Begin
To Students: Preparing for this Course (2:21)
Supply List
Lesson Plans
Answer Key
Legal Stuff
Introduction to Poetry
So, what IS poetry???
How do you write a poem?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Background
Literary Elements: Rhyme Scheme and Personification
Poetry: Kubla Kahn
Your Turn!
Grammar: Nouns
Preparing to Watch: Citizen Kane
Watch Citizen Kane
William Blake
Background
Literary Elements: Synecdoche
Poetry: Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet in Ancient Time)
Your Turn!
Grammar: Verbs
Preparing to Watch: Chariots of Fire
Watch Chariots of Fire
Edgar Allan Poe
Background
Literary Elements: Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Parallelism
Poetry: Annabel Lee
Your Turn
Grammar: Pronouns
Preparing to Watch: Holes
Watch the Movie: Holes
Walt Whitman
Background
Literary Elements: Apostrophe
Poetry: O Captain! My Captain!
Your Turn
Grammar: Adjectives
Preparing to Watch: Dead Poet's Society
Watch the Movie: Dead Poet's Society
Bonus: Walt Whitman in commercials
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Background
Literary Elements: Imagery
Poetry: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Your Turn
Grammar: Adverbs
Preparing to Watch: The Blind Side
Watch the Movie: The Blind Side
Final Project
Writing an Essay
Persuasive Essay
Compare/Contrast Essay
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