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Glysdi A. Catanes 20 Century Poetry
Grade 9

Lesson: 20th Century War Poetry Introduction

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
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The 20 Century War Poem, Ceasefire is Worksheeets.
an image of what it was like living in
World War 2.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

What did the people feel during this time
of terror?
Why do you think Michael Longley wrote
this way?
What was happening during Longleys life
that caused him to write this poem?
The student will be able to connect the themes
of 20th Century War Poetry.
The students will recognize one of leading
authors of this era, Michael Longley.
The students will discover the relation of the
events of this period to the poems.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

Beginning the Lesson
5 min. The teacher will read an excerpt of Ceasefire by Michael Longley to the
class and ask them to guess or identify what is the poem referring to? What
was happening in this era that might have a relation to this poem?
5 min The teacher will present an event recording of World War 2 and relate how the
poem was written in this era.
Developing the Lesson:
20 Each of the students will be given a copy of Ceasefire and have a group
min discussion about what themes the poem is centered in then will write down
those themes and the reasons the theme is like that.
For the students to learn more about Michael Longley, they will play a game
10 with group divisions. They will be given a worksheet with multiple choices and
min they guess his age, his place of origin, his occupation, and the period in which
he lived. Whoever has the most correct guessed answers wins.

Closing the Lesson

The teacher would then discuss a short biography for Longley.
The teacher will give them a homework of highlighting phrases of the poem
which stand out to them and summarize the poem for the next meeting.
5 min

Formative Assessment Differentiation

The teacher will ask questions in the
middle of discussions.
The teacher will evaluate how much they
understand with the paper theyve been
asked to write on and ask them to share a
few with the classroom.
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Resources
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Glossary

Term Definition Resources

Unit Overview Main Idea and Summative Assessment
copied from the unit plan in order to keep
the goal in mind during the writing and
implementation of the lesson plan.
Guiding Questions these questions guide the inquiry for
the lesson, leading students toward a
rich understanding of the objectives for
the lesson and ultimately, the unit.
Factual- knowledge or fact-based
questions
Conceptual- questions that enable
exploration of big ideas that connect
facts and topics
Debatable- questions that expose areas
of ambiguity, disagreement, or tension
within the unit of study
Objectives The specific aims of the lesson. As a
result of the instruction, this is what the
students are expected to know,
understand, and be able to do. These
should align with and lead to the unit
understandings, knowledge and skills.
Time - Marks the amount of time needed for
each stage of the lesson. Enables
effective time-management for the
teacher.
Beginning the The opening or warm-up that will
Lesson engage the learner, producing creative
tension. May include review and/or
activation of prior knowledge.
Developing the The content learned and the strategies
Lesson employed towards that end
Closing the Lesson A conclusion or review of what was
learned, providing closure to the lesson.
Formative Assessment throughout the lesson that
Assessment provides feedback that can be used to plan
or alter instruction. Should prepare
students for the summative assessment.
Differentiation ways of modifying instruction to meet
the needs of diverse learners
Resources any texts, materials, technology,
people, places or other resources that
have informed the unit and learning
experiences