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 * Grade Level: 9 **
 *  Unit:Poetry **
 * Lesson 1 **


 * Title of lesson: Introduction to American Poetry **


 * We will begin the poetry unit by thumbing through some textbook pages, identifying literary time periods, listing some literary terms, and practicing using them to analyze some sample poems. **


 * Assignment type: Time line created via timetoast.com **


 * Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): **
 * **Student will understand the scope of what this unit covers. **
 * **Student will be able to identify American literary periods and a couple of authors within each period. **


 *  Time required to complete this lesson: 1-2 class periods **


 * Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): **
 *  Students will create an American literary time line based on the textbook and authors and periods mentioned in class. Required elements within the time line include at least 2 authors per period one of whom must be a poet, labeled time periods, at least one hyperlink in the time line, and written overviews of each time period. Students may also include any major works published during any of the time periods. **


 * Technology used: www.timetoast.com **


 *  The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: **
 * Use of the online time line maker will enable students to simultaneously research time periods in American literature, identify writers within those periods, and create a reference tool they can use throughout the unit and semester. **

media type="custom" key="7496507" <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">**link to this time line: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/90853**
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Resources/materials needed: www.timetoast.com **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Below is an example for British literature in general. The example contains all of the required elements. Students will create this same time line but for //American literature// emphasizing poetry. **