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Unit: Modernism
Lesson: 5 – Imagism 2 – Introduce Poem Packet and William Carlos Williams
Length: 35 mins
11.4.1 Discuss ideas for writing with classmates, teachers, and other writers.
11.4.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of discourse, such as purpose,
speaker, audience, and form, when completing narrative, expository, persuasive, or
descriptive writing assignments.
11.4.3 Use point of view, characterization, style, and related elements for specific
narrative and aesthetic (artistic) purposes.
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the student will be able to:
1. Compose a haiku poem.
1.1 Explain not only the format of haiku, but also common themes.
2. Compose personal cinquain poems.
2.1 Employ vibrant adjectives and verbs in description of a person or object.
3. Compose a poem based on the Imagism movement.
3.1 Explain key ideas of Imagism.
Procedure
-Ask students to get a textbook on the way in.
Materials Needed
-Textbooks
Formative Assessment
Learning Styles
• intrapersonal (poetry)
• interpersonal (poetry workshop-Thurs)
• visual/spatial (ad picture poem)
• linguistic (lecture over William Carlos Williams)
Accommodations
Resources
Textbook