Gender and Power in The Taming of the Shrew

Lesson 2
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ELA

Unit 5

9th Grade

Lesson 2 of 29

Objective


Analyze how Singh uses imagery and shifts in point of view to convey his message about societal expectations for men.

Readings and Materials


  • Poem: “How to Be a Man” by Simar Singh 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Why and how does the speaker think that society's expectations for men should change? Provide specific evidence from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Key Thinking


Close Read Questions

According to the speaker, what have men been taught about how to act? To what extent does the speaker agree with societal expectations about being a man? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

How does the speaker use imagery and figurative language to convey meaning? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

Towards the end of the poem, the speaker begins directly addressing the audience? Why does he shift his point of view? What is the impact of this shift on the tone and theme of the poem? Provide specific examples from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Standards


  • RL.9-10.2 — Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
  • RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
  • RL.9-10.5 — Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g., parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise.
  • RL.9-10.6 — Analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.

Supporting Standards

L.9-10.1
L.9-10.6
RL.9-10.1
RL.9-10.10
SL.9-10.1
SL.9-10.6
W.9-10.9

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