Objectives
Students will:
- Identify words that have multiple meanings.
- Explain how the context in which a word is used can affect its meaning.
- Analyze a poem that uses words with multiple meanings.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Identify a poem’s central theme.
- Connect a poem’s theme or effect to the author’s word choices.
Materials Needed
Students will need:
- Poetry Speaks Who I Am: 100 Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else for Teens edited by Elise Paschen
