PARTICIPATING IN THE POEM

Integrating reader response theory with critical thinking, this self-contained unit offers 40 lessons and 80 reproducible handouts on such topics as poetic forms, imagery, symbols, simile, metaphor, and personification. Selected poems come from both the English and American literary traditions, representing such poets as William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Sylvia Plath, and Maya Angelou. Each lesson includes objectives, discussion topics, extra assignments, and suggested student responses. Grades 9–12. Spiralbound. 8½” x 11″. Center for Learning. 322 pages. Third Edition.literatureresources centerforlearning