Poetry (2020)

Lesson 13
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ELA

Unit 9

6th Grade

Lesson 13 of 17

Objective


Explain how the narrative point of view affects the theme of heroization in the poem. 

Readings and Materials


  • Poem: “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

  • Poem: “Harriet Tubman” by Eloise Greenfield 

  • Poem: “Frederick Douglass” by Robert Hayden 

  • Poem: “O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman 

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Target Task


Question 1

Read the poem “Harriet Tubman.” What is the narrative point of view? 

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Which detail from stanza 2 best supports the answer above?

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Question 2

How does the speaker heroize Harriet Tubman? Make sure to include details in your text.

Key Questions


Read “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

  • What is the narrative point of view? Which detail best supports your answer?
  • How does Longfellow heroize Paul Revere? Make sure to include details in your answer.
  • Why do you think Longfellow chose to write a poem to remember this great hero rather than write a story in prose?

Read “Oh Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman. 

  • What is the narrative point of view? Which detail best supports your answer?
  • How does Whitman heroize President Lincoln? What poetic devices does he use? Make sure to include details in your answer.
  • How does the point of view affect the tone in the poem? Which diction best supports your answer?
  • What other poetic devices does Whitman use to convey the tone of his poem? 
  • Why do you think Whitman chose to write a poem to remember this great hero rather than write a story in prose?

Read “Frederick Douglass” by Robert Hayden. 

  • What is the narrative point of view? Which detail best supports your answer?
  • How does Hayden heroize Frederick Douglas? Make sure to include details in your answer.
  • How does the point of view affect the theme in the poem? Which diction best supports your answer?

Vocabulary


heroize

Notes


This lesson connects to a unit test and essential question.

Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
  • RL.6.6 — Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

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Analyze the effect of contrast in a poem.

Explain how Kemp and Hughes develop themes in their poems.

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