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WHITMAN
Learning How to Actively Read Poetry
9 th-10 th Grade English
Jaymee Fuller
Content Standards
◦ This lecture is meant to expose students to a new author of poetry for this unit.
◦ This lecture will teach students how to actively read poetry for a specific author.
◦ Content Standards:
CCSS for ELA - Content Standards (CA Dept of Education)
Visual Aid
Literary Devices to Look For
Rhyme Scheme Alliteration Symbolism
SmartArt
O Captain! My Captain!
◦ One of Whitman’s most famous poems is, “O Captain! My Captain!”
◦ Here is an excerpt:
Analyzing – You Try!
◦ Find the rhyme scheme of this stanza
Culminating Activity
“O Captain! My Captain!” - Dead Poet’s Society
Visual Aid
Dual-Coding Technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udJzzvMbq60
Literary Devices to Look For
Alliteration Repetition
SmartArt
Beat! Beat! Drums!
◦ Another one of Whitman’s famous poems is “Beat! Beat! Drums!
◦ Here is an excerpt: