Thematic Approaches to British Poetry

Twenty-four poems themed on nature, love, life and death are studied in 12 lessons that examine imagery, figurative language, and tone. Plans have objectives, background notes, teaching procedure, and suggested student responses. Thirty reproducible worksheets involve students in thinking creatively, answering questions, and writing. Poems ''The Three Ravens,'' ''Moon Tiger,'' ''My Heart Leaps Up,'' ''On the Beach at Fontana,'' ''A Forbidding Mourning,'' ''Meeting at Night,'' ''The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,'' ''Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night,'' ''To an Athlete Dying Young,'' ''Danny Deever,'' ''The Man He Killed,'' and ''Crossing the Bar.'' Grades 9-12. (CFL801)