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Do Dea: Music From the Ashes Unit PlanDo Dea: Music From the Ashes Unit Plan
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Department of Defense
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Unit Plan

Do Dea: Music From the Ashes

Curated by ACT

This is a self-guided learning unit on the topic of poetry. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, learning activities, and related literature. Learn how to analyze poetry, appreciate figurative language, and figure out a rhyme scheme. At the end of the unit, you will follow the guided writing process to publish your own poem.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

figurative language, free verse, imagery, poetic structure, poetry, poetry analysis, point of view, rhymes, stanzas

Additional Tags

ballad, composing poetry, department of defense education activity: music from the ashes, harlem renaissance, idea web, meter, poem structure, revising poetry, rhyme scheme, scansion, sonnet, types of poems, types of rhyme, universal symbols, writing poetry, poetry terms and techniques

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

RL.9-10.10b RL.11-12.10b RI.11-12.10b RL.9-10.10a RL.11-12.10a RI.11-12.10a

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