Lesson Plan

Death in Poetry: A.E. Housman's "To an Athlete Dying Young" and Dylan Thomas' "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"

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Learners analyze poems about death. In this poetry analysis lesson plan, students read poems from both Dylan Thomas and A.E. Housman and analyze them in groups for common poetic devices. Learners present their analysis and complete a Venn diagram comparison activity. Students select two poems about death and write an analysis of them.

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10th - Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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