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Immigration literature project - The New Colossus
The New Colossus
Immigration literature project
Poetry I
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Engels
Middelbare school
havo
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The New Colossus
Immigration literature project
Poetry I
Slide 1 - Slide
Slide 2 - Video
Which famous American landmark is the subject of this poem?
A
Mount Rushmore
B
Statue of Liberty
C
Empire State Building
D
Golden Gate Bridge
Slide 3 - Quiz
About the writer
- Written by American Jewish poet Emma Lazarus
- Immigration activist
- Written in 1883 to help raise money for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal
- Mounted to the pedestal in 1903
Slide 4 - Slide
Slide 5 - Video
Slide 6 - Slide
Colossus of Rhodes
Statue of Liberty
Male
Female
New York City
Ancient Greece
Military victory
Gift from France
Protector of visitors
Warning to visitors
Slide 7 - Drag question
Sonnet
- 14 lines
- Two parts: octave and sestet
- Shift between the first and second part
Slide 8 - Slide
What is the first part of the poem about?
Slide 9 - Open question
First part of poem:
describing the statue of liberty
comparison to old Greek statue: the colossus of Rhodes
contrasting the Greek statue (symbol of power and empire) to the statue of Liberty (symbol of maternal strength)
Slide 10 - Slide
What is the second part of the poem about?
Slide 11 - Open question
Second part of poem:
the statue welcoming immigrants
Slide 12 - Slide
What is the shift between the two parts? What changes in the poem?
Slide 13 - Open question
It shifts from describing the statue, to the welcoming of refugees.
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Video
Write down 1 thing you have learned from this lesson.
Slide 16 - Open question
Write down 1 question you might still have after this lesson.
Slide 17 - Open question
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