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This Teach This Poem: "A Place in the Country" by Toi Derricotte lesson plan also includes:
Build young scholars' confidence in analyzing art and poetry with a instructional activity that first asks pupils to list details they notice in Edouard Vuillard's painting "Garden at Vaucresson" and then to describe how the painting makes them feel. Next, pupils use the same process as they read Toi Derricotte's poem "A Pace in the Country." To conclude the instructional activity, the class examines how the couple's feelings about buying the house change by the end of the poem.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Begin by having class members journal about their dream house and its dream location
- Have groups investigate blockbusting and gentrification
Classroom Considerations
- A protocol must be in place to permit a safe, respectful discussion of the issues alluded to in the poem
Pros
- Focusing on what readers observe in both the painting and the poem permits participants to develop their close reading skills
Cons
- None