Curated OER
A Visit to the Aquia Episcopal Church
Twelfth graders use a trip to the Aquia Episcopal Church in Virginia for motivation and background information before reading Thomas Gray's "Elegy". They consider the use of sensory metaphors.
Curated OER
A Elegy
Pupils examine an elegy for form, tone and subject matter. In this elegy instructional activity, students share impressions from Dylan Thomas's poem and a critic's response to the poem. Pupils discuss emotions and the refusal to...