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UNIT 2

INTRODUCING THE UNIT
UNIT GOALS TRM Lit Links. Since the focus of this unit is

poetry, you may want to introduce the unit by
Focus Goals
asking students, “What is poetry?” Their
Big Idea: Perspective and Bias Explain how a character’s experiences and responses may include types of poetry such as
Character actions reveal his or her biases.
epics, song lyrics, haiku, rhymes, slam poems,
Big Idea: Shifts and Contrasts Analyze how shifts and contrasts in literary or rap, or they may identify attributes such as
Structure texts contribute to an interpretation. rhyme, rhythm, abstract, or imagistic. You may
Big Idea: Associations and Explain how authors create associations want to share one of your own favorite poems
Figurative Emphasis through referents and repetition. and explain why it is your favorite. It would be a
Language
good time to point out that many poems present

Big Idea: Similes and Metaphors Explain the significance of literary comparisons. contrasts, shifts, or comparisons as a way of
Figurative exploring a tension of ideas.
Language
Another option is to show Melissa Kovacs’s
Ideas in • Thought and Feeling Explain how the ideas of thought, feeling, TED-Ed Animation, “What makes a poem a

Literature • Opportunity and opportunity, and loss are reflected in classic poem,” which is included in the Lit Links.
Loss and contemporary texts.
Big Idea: Writing about Tone Write a literary argument that explains how an
Literary author’s use of figurative elements contributes TRM ELL Essential Guide Handouts
Argumentation to the tone of a work.
Preparing for Free-Response Justify a defensible thesis statement through a ELL Essential Guide Handouts for this unit are
®
the AP Exam Question: Poetry line of reasoning and relevant textual evidence available in the Teacher’s Resource Materials for
Analysis for support. students who are not native English speakers.
Justifying a Thesis These handouts provide vocabulary definitions,
through a Line of extra background information, and previews of
Reasoning the texts. Have students use these handouts
Multiple-Choice Analyze literary elements and techniques in while reading for clarification and assistance.
Questions: Prose classic and contemporary prose and poetry.
Multiple-Choice
Questions: Poetry
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