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High School Literature: Finding Strength in Poetry - Black Poets of the 1900s
Rachel St Leger Hodge, M.A.T.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(9)
In this ongoing course we will examine poems written by African American poets in the 1900s. We will study the profiles of these poets and analyze their poetry for authors purpose, literary devices, and text connections.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Intermediate - Advanced Level
Students will learn about the individual poets and the social climate that propelled them to write poetry. Students will learn via socratic seminars about the author's purpose in the poem. Students will be introduced to the literary devices that are used to deliver the author's message. The class will be broken into three sections: a brief discussion on the author's biography, a close read of the poem and socratic seminar about the author's purpose, and determining literary devices that...
Students will learn how to closely read a poem with the intent of determining the authors purpose, as well as identifying literary devices that enable the author to communicate their purpose clearly. Students will make a text connections with the poems, their lives, and previous readings/academic knowledge.
I studied English Literature and Black Studies for my undergraduate degree and have a passion for the role that literature plays in our lives. Through my years of teaching, I have learned that people learn from others experiences and developing the empathy to make connections with those experiences is essential to achieve meaningful learning.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Some of the poems cover sensitive content and the discussions will address this content in an age appropriate manner.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(9)
Hello! My name is Rachel Hodge and I am a trained educator with over a decade of experience educating in the classroom, during after school programing, and within the homeschool community. I have a Masters of Art In Teaching from USC and a B.A....
Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
50 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-18
6-12 learners per class
