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Poets: Analyzing poems
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Activity Description
In this activity, students explore the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may" by E. E. Cummings. This is just one of the numerous poems and lesson plans given so that the depth of the student experience can be adjusted to meet the needs of your students.
Preparation
- Make sure that the site is not blocked at your school and that the images and student pages can be viewed.
- Review the detailed lesson plan for the poem "maggie and milly and molly and may"
- Review SHMOOP Website milly and molly and may for a more in-depth analysis of the poem and decide on the elements you want your students to learn about.
- Make copies of the poem.
If you are having trouble with resources for teaching poetry, maybe some of these links will be useful to you and your students. This is a list of 5 links about poetry, poets, and rhyme. Included are:
- The Rhyme Zone
- Favorite Poetry Project
- Twentieth-century Poetry in English
- The Academy of American Poet
- The Awesome Library
How-To
Follow the step-by-step instructions for "maggie and milllie and molly and may" given on the Poets' site and teach additional elements as needed.
Teacher Tips
On the SHMOOP site be sure check out the Study Questions for some great ideas for writing assignments and Trivia under the Analysis tab for some interesting facts about E. E. Cummings.
More Ways
Students can research poets and poetry, write reports, write their own poetry, publish and share their work. Be sure to check out OTAN's Poetry page with links to other poetry pages.
Program Areas
- ASE: High School Diploma
Documents
- maggie and milly and molly and may.png - Screenshot of the poets.org lesson on "maggie and milly and molly and may"
Subjects
- English Language Arts
- American Literature
- English Electives
- Literature
- World Literature