In this lesson, students will compare and analyze a poem and a photograph in order to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning in the verse.

In this lesson, students will listen to a recording of a bird call and compare it with the poem, "The Carolina Wren."

In this lesson, students will explore a video of the Everglades National Park as well as the poem by Campbell McGrath, "The Everglades." Discussion will focus on how the language in the poem differs from that of the video, and how each medium treats the subject material.

In this lesson, students will compare and contrast two poems--one audio and one written.

In this lesson, students will explore an artwork of laughing babies and compare it to the poem, "The Laughing Child" by W.S. Merwin.

In this lesson, students will explore two poems--one of their choice and the one provided. Students will choose words and phrases to analyze for meaning.

In this lesson, students will first observe a tree and then write about its details. Then, they will respond to a picture of clear cutting, discussing the image in small groups. Lastly, they will read the poem "The Shapes of Leaves" and analyze its meaning in context of the photo and their earlier, personal response.

In this lesson, students will compare and explore the imagery evoked by both a painting and a poem.

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

In this lesson plan, students will work on a group project to help them realize the theme and message of the poem, "The Tree Sparrows."

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."