[P3, Wk2, L1] Men and women poems


To start

  1. Go sit in your seat.
  2. Put your phone in your bag.
  3. Take out your inequality reader, notebook, and laptop.
  4. Be ready to begin.
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This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 40 min

Items in this lesson


To start

  1. Go sit in your seat.
  2. Put your phone in your bag.
  3. Take out your inequality reader, notebook, and laptop.
  4. Be ready to begin.
timer
3:00

Slide 1 - Slide


Today

  • Reading: Paper Towns
  • What did we do last week?
  • Reading: Poetry
  • What is a sonnet and what does it do to me?

Slide 2 - Slide


Lesson objectives

  • You have improved your vocabulary knowledge.
  • You can describe your reaction to and thoughts about two poems.
  • You can define the basic structure of a sonnet.

Slide 3 - Slide

Reading
You will get 1:00 to turn on your music/audiobook and put your phone away.
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1:00

Slide 4 - Slide

Reading
Use this time to read the novel.
For next week Tuesday, read up until part 3 of Paper Towns (p. 240).
  • Write down unknown/interesting/beautiful words from the novel and look up their translations.
  • Write down sentences or passages that you think are important/want to remember.
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10:00

Slide 5 - Slide

Gender adjectives (positive)
Male
Female
sound
righteous
rational
brave
reliable
honourable
just
peaceable
prodigious
paramount
sinless
beautiful
gorgeous
sexy
lovely
chaste
fertile
beauteous
classy
exquisite
vivacious
vibrant
You have categorised how society sees men and women in literature.

Slide 6 - Slide

Open your Inequality reader
Go back to the men and women introduction questions.
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2:00

Slide 7 - Slide

You have identified your bias about the difference between men and women.
Men are supposed to be...

Slide 8 - Mind map

You have identified your bias about the difference between men and women.
Women are supposed to be...

Slide 9 - Mind map



  • canvas
  • dim
  • extraordinary
  • fair
  • resilient
  • screen
  • selfsame
  • wan


  1. material you can paint on
  2. identical
  3. frame that provides privacy
  4. pale, weak, and faded
  5. light hair or skin colour
  6. not bright
  7. strong enough to get better after damage, illness, or shock
  8. very special
Vocabulary match the words with their definitions
You have improved your vocabulary knowledge.
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2:00

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Reading
  • We will now read two poems together.
  • Afterward, answer the four questions on p. 9.
  • Use the feelings list on page 4 for the answers.
You can describe your reaction to and thoughts about two poems.
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8:00

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Sonnet
  • Take another look at In an Artist's Studio.
  • What do you think the characteristics of a sonnet are?
You can define the basic structure of a sonnet.

Slide 12 - Slide


Effect of poetry

  • Choose one of the two poems.
  • Highlight a word or short phrase that made an impact on you while reading.
  • Write down why it made an impact and which emotion you felt.
  • You can describe your reaction to and thoughts about two poems.
  • You can define the basic structure of a sonnet.

Slide 13 - Slide


Lesson objectives Check

  • You have improved your vocabulary knowledge.
  • You can describe your reaction to and thoughts about two poems.
  • You can define the basic structure of a sonnet.

Slide 14 - Slide


Write down your word/phrase and
what impact it had on you here.
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3:00

Slide 15 - Open question


Write down one characteristic
of a sonnet.
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1:00

Slide 16 - Open question

Slide 17 - Link

Next lesson
We will continue with men and women.

Slide 18 - Slide