Preparing for Poetry
A teaching module that provides a step-by-step guide to reading poetry and analyzing its various components such as tone, structure, and theme. It includes several links to teaching resources and a worksheet for poetry analysis.
- Use the module, ‘Preparing for Poetry: A Reader’s First Steps’ by Jason Rhody, published by EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), to take your students through a step-by-step guide to reading poetry.
- Follow the instructions to facilitate the students’ understanding of the techniques involved in reading and analyzing poetry.
- Use this teaching resource to also enable your students to learn how to prepare an essay about a poem.
By Jason Rhody, published by EDSITEment, National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)