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Learning to analyze language, symbols, and codes is part of becoming a deep and critical thinker. Young analysts consider their ability to see hidden messages as they analyze the work of Paul Chan. There are two fully developed discussions and an activity where pupils use fonts and symbols to write concrete and visual poems.

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critical thinking, art analysis, contemporary art, poetry writing, poetry, symbols, literary devices, coding

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art analysis, contemporary art, critical thinking, symbols, codes, concrete poems, poem analysis, visual poems, alternumerics, english language arts
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9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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