This document provides an overview for a Power of Poetry unit. It outlines objectives focused on analyzing themes, word choices, structure and cultural perspectives in poetry. It also covers skills like annotation, discussion and understanding figurative language. A schedule is included with lessons on specific poems like "Wild Geese", "Invictus" and "We Wear the Mask". Formative assessments include discussion posts, analyses and a mask poem. The unit culminates in a summative poetry assessment.

1. The Power of Poetry Unit Overview
Objectives
● I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly
● I can determine a theme or central idea of text and closely analyze its development over the course of
the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective
summary of the text
● I can determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative
and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and
tone
● I can analyze how an author's choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it (e.g.,
parallel plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or
surprise
● I can analyze a particular point of view or cultural experience reflected in a work of literature from
outside the United States, drawing on a wide reading of world literature.
● I can analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums (e.g.,
Auden’s poem “Musée de Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus),
including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment.
● I can read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the
grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range, by the end of grade 9
● I can write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events, using effective technique,
well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences
● I can initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions(one-on-one, in groups,
and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’
ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
● I can integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually,
quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
● I can demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word
meanings.
Concepts/Skills
● Annotation
● Analysis
● Discussion
● Perspective
● Author’s purpose
● Figurative language
● Theme development
● Tone and mood
Grades
Module 11 Poetry Discussion Post Formative
Poetry Analysis 1+ 2: “Wild Geese” vs.
“Invictus” Analysis AND “Cuz He’s Black” vs.
“Accents” (Blackout Poetry = 10 bonus points
if done)
Formative

2. Mask Poem Formative
Poetry Summative Summative
Schedule
Module 11
Date Lesson
Day 1 (3/15-3/16) Poetry mini lesson, Module 11
poetry discussion post: favorite
song, “Invictus” and “Wild Geese”
Module 11 Poetry Discussion Post
due on March 21st at 11:59 p.m.
Poetry Analysis and Questions
due on March 21st at 11:59 p.m.
Blackout Poetry Activity due
March 21st at 11.59 p.m.
Day 2 (3/17-3/18) Poetry mini lesson,
“Prayer/Oracion” and “The
Butterfly”; Blackout poetry activity
Flex Friday/Rotation Period (3/19) Voting on “Cause I Ain’t Got A
Pencil,” “The Voice,” Work on
missing assignments/conferences
Module 12
Date Lesson
Day 1 (3/22-3/23) Poetry mini lesson, free write #5,
““We Wear the Mask” and
“Beauty”
Mask poem due on March 28th at
11:59 p.m.
Day 2 (3/24-3/25) Poetry mini lesson, “Accents and
Cuz’ he’s black”
Flex Friday/ Rotation Period (3/26) Voting on “Rat Ode” and
“Because I Could Not Stop for
Death,” Work on missing
assignments/conferences
Module 13
Date Lesson
Day 1 (3/29-3/30) Workshop & conferences Poetry Summative due on April
2nd at 11:59 p.m.
Day 2 (3/31-4/1) Workshop & conferences
Flex Friday/ Rotation Period (4/2) Workshop & conferences