English 10 · Week 23 · Tragedy, Drama, and Language
Poetry Across Borders
Translated poetry and how meaning crosses languages.
- Students will
- Students analyze how word choice shapes meaning in translated poetry.
- SEL skill
- Appreciate how another language shapes meaning
- What it looks like
- Students appreciate beauty across languages and cultures.
- Content focus
- Translated poetry
- Format
- Collaborative analysis
Social awareness
Social awareness is listening for how others see the world and showing empathy for people whose backgrounds differ from yours. More social awareness activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- RL.9-10.4: Reading: Literature, Grades 9 to 10, Standard 4
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.9-10.8 Analyzing language choices; ELD.PI.9-10.12 Selecting language resources
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Poetry
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 10, Unit 3: Technical Difficulties
- HMH Collections Grade 10, Collection 2: The Natural World
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More social awareness activities for English 10
- Voices from Around the World Social awarenessAnalyzing cultural experience in world literature and practicing curiosity over judgment.
- Reading Between Cultures Social awarenessInferring unstated cultural norms with evidence.
- Power and Who Holds It Social awarenessAnalyzing power dynamics between characters and fairness in groups.
- Narrative Point of View Shifts Social awarenessRetelling a scene from a minor character's point of view.
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