English 12 · Week 20 · Modern Worlds and Real World Writing
Poetry and Grief
Elegies and supporting others in grief.
- Students will
- Students analyze how word choice and structure shape meaning and tone in an elegy.
- SEL skill
- Choose caring words and gestures in response to someone who is hurting
- What it looks like
- Students learn that kindness and simple gestures can support others who are hurting.
- Content focus
- Poetry and grief, with care
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding and empathizing with the views of others, including those from different backgrounds and cultures. 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.11-12.4: Reading: Literature, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 4
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.8 Analyzing language choices; ELD.PI.11-12.12 Selecting language resources
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Meaning Making
- Works with: Poetry
Fits these textbook chapters
- StudySync Grade 12, Unit 3: An Exchange of Ideas
- HMH Collections Grade 12, Collection 6: Finding Ourselves in Nature
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 5: Cambodia Remembers
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 19: Narrative Medicine
- Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum (ERWC), Module 24: Value of Life
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More social awareness activities for English 12
- Literary Criticism Lenses Social awarenessReading one text through multiple critical lenses.
- Postcolonial Voices Social awarenessThings Fall Apart and stories told from the other side of empire.
- Civic Voice Social awarenessWriting to influence a local or state decision.
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