Essential Questions:
1. Why do writers often turn to nature as a medium for their purposes?
2. How is the context of an author’s life reflected in his/her works?
A. Go over procedures for poetry literature circles (running record and poetry analysis template)
1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th periods: Go over poetry analysis template.
B. Poetry Literature Circles (Coleridge's "Come, Come Thou Bleak December Wind"; Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"; Shelley's "To Night"; Blake's "Night"; Keats' "To Autumn"; Clare's "First Love")
1. Why do writers often turn to nature as a medium for their purposes?
2. How is the context of an author’s life reflected in his/her works?
A. Go over procedures for poetry literature circles (running record and poetry analysis template)
1st, 4th, 5th, and 7th periods: Go over poetry analysis template.
B. Poetry Literature Circles (Coleridge's "Come, Come Thou Bleak December Wind"; Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty"; Shelley's "To Night"; Blake's "Night"; Keats' "To Autumn"; Clare's "First Love")