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Poetic Tools in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Lesson PlanPoetic Tools in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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7th
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English Language Arts
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2014
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Poetic Tools in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 3 (.pdf)
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  • Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 13 (.html)
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Scholars listen to a reading and answer probing questions about If We Must Die by Claude McKay. Readers annotate their personal copies of the poem as they discuss its figurative language, vocabulary, and meaning. They then transfer their learning to analyze the figurative language and meaning in The Narrative Life of Fredrick Douglass.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

poetry analysis, poetry, poetic devices

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask readers to use a common color highlighter to mark the rhyme and/or repetition in the poem

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 13 of 15 in Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 1
  • Expects that students complete the lessons in order

Pros

  • Includes a close reading guide of the text for teacher reference
  • Offers an additional poem for more practice

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.7.4 RL.7.5 L.7.5.a

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