Bronx Masquerade and Poetry

Grade Level:

9

Subject:

Language Arts

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Goal Summary:

1. Student will be able to define, identify, and analyze different uses of figurative language in poetry and prose.
2. Analyze two poems' use of figurative language and interpretation of theme in a 5-paragraph essay
3. Student will be able to write a autobiographical prose and poem that complement each other and are modeled after the "Bronx Masquerade" style.
4. Student will create a PowerPoint on a Harlem Renaissance poet of his choice.
5. Student will construct a daily vocabulary journal.

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Essential Questions:

How does a skilled poet use figurative language?
What are the various uses of figurative language?
How does the prose text influence the poetry in "Bronx Masquerade."
What was important about the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance?

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