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Lesson 4
Aim: How can poetry reveal themes of "The American Dream"?
Objectives: Students will
gain an understanding of how poetic techniques can communicate themes that are
apparent in other genres and begin to explore the difficulties of preserving
traditions of one culture in a different surrounding.
Materials: Copy of the poem "Lost Sister" by Cathy Song; Questions Worksheet for students
Procedure:
1. Ask class: What
are some of the elements of poetry that we have discussed so far this year?
(figurative language-simile/metaphor/personification/ apostrophe) terms may
differ
2. Ask students: What is imagery? (definition)
3. Hand out poem
Lost
Sister by Cathy Song. Read poem for class.
4. Give students
questions on handout and answer as a class as you analyze the poem.
5.
Ask students to identify some themes
in the poem. Teacher should lead them to compare the experience of the poet to
that of other characters they have discussed so far.
Summary: Discuss what the students learned about preserving traditions from the poem. What impressions were they left with concerning the feelings that immigrants have when the come to a new country?
HW: Write a letter to the Lost Sister identifying her struggle and suggesting ways to help her.
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