British Poetry Unit: Metaphysical and Romantic Poets

This British poetry unit covers the best metaphysical and Romantic poets including Marvell, Herrick, Donne, Shelley, Byron, Keats, Wordsworth and Browning while addressing all strands of the Common Core State Standards. As a group, students conduct research, analyze poetry, create class handouts or PowerPoints and present their findings to their classmates. Independently, students write a poetry explication. To wrap up the unit, students review with a trivia game followed by a multiple choice and written response test. Students generally enjoy reading these sometimes bawdy poems of love, whether answered or unrequited!

This unit includes:
* British Poetry Presentation Assignment (a handout assignment or PowerPoint assignment)
* Poetry Groups Research Topics and Sign-Up Sheet
* Poetry Presentation Rubric
* Group Presentation Self-Assessment
* Poetry Packet (with 8 poems) and Teacher Notes
* Poetry Explication Handout (with questions and tips to prompt writing)
* Poetry Explication Rubric
* British Poetry Trivia Questions (total of 25 questions) for test review with Teacher Key
* British Poetry Test (multiple choice and written response) with Teacher Key

Did you know this unit is part of my British Literature Bundle? The bundle includes 7 resources for a 25% discount. **Please do not purchase this unit in addition to the Brit Lit bundle**

**The British Poetry Presentation Set is a shorter version of this unit without the explication assignment or unit test. Please do not purchase both.**

This unit would fit well in a British Literature course, an AP Literature and Composition course or a general poetry unit.