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Women's History Month Common Core RL.7.2 lessons

Poetry for Womens History Month Poems Women Writers Poets Middle School ELA

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This fully editable packet is ready to use to celebrate Women's History Month with your middle school students through classic poetry - or, use it at any point during the school year to diversify your poetry curriculum and include important female voices and historical events and topics that relate to gender equality and women's rights. This lesson plan guides students through a Do Now, Notes about mood, imagery, and theme, and then has students analyze a classic poem together as a whole class

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Homework, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.2

, RL.6.9

, RL.7.2

, RL.8.2

"Story of an Hour" Feminist Criticism, Discussion Questions, and Essay Prompts

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Frank George IV

This presentation delves into the historical context of the feminist movement surrounding Chopin's pivotal work, the basics of literary criticism, tips on practicing feminist criticism, the Bechdel test, Socratic Seminar questions, and 4 writing prompts to practice feminist criticism and literary analysis. It also provides a slide to teach the 3 types of irony. This lesson is comprehensive and, with some expansion, could be taught over the course of a full week, or let stand as is and take 2-3 d

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.6.1

, RL.6.10

, RL.7.1

, RL.7.2

, RL.8.1

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Phillis Wheatley: Get to Know Black American Poet Phillis Wheatley in Her Poem

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Analyze Interpret Understand History

Phillis Wheatley is one of the best poets to arise in America. Her poems incorporate beautiful language and amazing descriptions. They offer a chance to get to know this inspiring, pre-revolutionary Black American Woman poet. Whether you want to incorporate this lesson with your Black History Month material, your Women's History lessons, poetry lessons, or colonial period history lesson, this poetry analysis will fit with them all. Students will learn some background on Wheatley, including her t

Subjects:

Black History Month, U.S. History, Women's History Month

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

RL.7.2

, RL.7.4

, RL.7.5

, RL.7.10

, RH.6-8.4