In this lesson, students will analyze and compare a poem and a painting, focusing on how each treats a similar subject.

In this lesson, students will view a video of Alvin Ailey's Revelations and compare it to "The Waking" by Theodore Roethke.

In this lesson, students will analyze and compare a photograph of bird tracks and the poem, "The Young Poets of Winnipeg." Students will work in small groups and then discuss as a class.

In this lesson, students will compare the biography of Langston Hughes (link provided) with the poem by Langston Hughes, "Theme for English B."

In this lesson, students will view the painting Ship at Sea by Albert Ernest Markes and compare it to the poem, "There is no frigate like a book (1263)" by Emily Dickinson.

In this lesson, students will view a NASA composite image of a star forming and compare it with the poem, "Toward the Winter Solstice."

In this lesson plan based on a poem about 9/11, students will view and analyze a photograph of the World Trade Center on 9/11/01,noting details and emotions. Then, students will read the poem "Tuesday 9/11/01" and do the same thing. Finally, students will discuss in small groups and then as a class.

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."

This resource contains six ideas for teaching “Mockingbird” today, as well as resources, new and old, for connecting Harper Lee and her work to the world around us. Includes activities and connections for "Go Set a Watchman."

This resource contains six ideas for teaching "Mockingbird" today, as well as resources, new and old, for connecting Harper Lee and her work to the world around us. Includes activities and connections for "Go Set a Watchman."

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 explore "Binsey Poplars" by Gerard Manley Hopkins. A piece of artwork, "Lane with Poplars Near Nuenen Place" by Vincent Van Gogh accompanies this lesson plan, along with guiding questions. Students will work in pairs to evaluate the painting and poem's views of nature and how those viewpoints are conveyed.

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.