In this lesson, students will listen to the poet read his poem, "We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born" and then read the poem, break into groups, and discuss how listening compared to reading the poem, noting what stood out to them in the different mediums.

In this lesson plan, students will view a clip from the film Enamorada twice, and then read through the poem "When There Were Ghosts" by Alberto Rios, reading silently and then listening as a class. Students will explore the connections between the two pieces, discussing as a class.

In this lesson plan, students will compare and analyze a poem, "blessing the boats" with a painting by Salomon van Ruysdael.

In this lesson, students will explore and compare/contrast a video and a poem, "little prayers."

In this lesson, students will observe a time-lapse video of a rose opening and then compare it to the imagery and ideas in e.e. cummings poem, "somewhere I have never travelled,gladly beyond."

In this lesson, students learn about allusions before examing Mary Shelley's extensive use of allusions in her novel Frankenstein.

In this lesson, students will explore a photograph of George Washington Carver and a poem, "1905".

In this activity, students will read aloud and discuss Ruth Stone's poem, "Always on the Train." A piece of artwork accompanies this lesson plan, along with guiding questions. Students will need to find the central idea and interpret the nuance and meaning of the poem.

In this activity, students will read aloud and discuss Howard Nemerov's poem, "Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry." Students will view a video and construct a highly descriptive paragraph detailing the video, which will then be compared and contrasted with the information in the poem in order to draw connections between a variety of texts.

In this activity, students will read explore both the historical facts of the 1884 election and Walt Whitman's exploration in the poem "Election Day, November 1884." Students will discuss and interpret the meaning of the poem, as well as explore the connection between history and poetry while using textual evidence.

In this activity, students will read aloud and discuss Marianne Moore's poem, "Jellyfish." A video accompanies this lesson plan, along with guiding questions that focus on structure and how word choice affects meaning and tone.

In this activity, students will analyze a video as well as the imagery and central ideas in the poem "Layers." As a pre-reading activity, students will view a video of Lil Buck dancing to "The Swan," performed by Yo-Yo Ma and explore a layered performance. Lastly, students will read the poem twice and then discuss and identify the poet's use of imagery.

In this lesson plan, students will compare a photograph with a poem and analyze the language and meaning.

In this activity, students will both read and view a video of the poet reading "Valentine for Earnest Mann." Student discussion will focus on the poet's use of structure and imagery and comparing the impact of the poem when read silently versus hearing it read with the poet's own voice and emphasis. Additionally, a supporting photograph accompanies the acitivity and provides extension into the images and ideas presented in the poem.

In this activity, students will both read and listen to a recording of the poet reading "When Giving is All We Have." Student discussion will focus on the poet's use of structure and imagery and comparing the impact of the poem when read silently versus hearing it with the poet's own voice and emphasis.

In this activity, students will explore "maggie and millie and molly and may" by e.e. cummings. A supporting photograph accompanies this lesson plan, along with guiding questions. Students will work in groups of four to evaluate both the views of nature expressed and how the poet uses structure, word choice, and other devices to convey his message.

In this lesson, students combine history, civics, and English in an examination of the trial process from the nonfiction novel, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Students consider Jim Williams' trial process, which included four different trials.

Students are presented with a paired critical reading activity uses excertps from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and a New York Times article "˜History of Lynchings in the South Documents Nearly 4,000 Names"™ to exlplore the deep and painful history of racial injustice in the south. Included are close fiction/non-fiction analysis, varied media resources, and writing assignments.

In this resource from the New York Times, a paired critical reading activity uses excertps from Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird and a New York Times article ‘History of Lynchings in the South Documents Nearly 4,000 Names’ to exlplore the deep and painful history of racial injustice in the south. Included are close fiction/non-fiction analysis, varied media resources, and writing assignments.

Students will critique Shakespeare's Macbeth text in terms of plot, themes, character motivation, and character development through a comparative analysis with Holinshed's 1577 book, The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande.