From our PocketSolutions® collection! Complete unit for teaching Walt Whitman's "O Captain! My Captain!"  Unit includes Historical Context and Biography on author Walt Whitman accompanied by Comprehension Check questions about the article; vocabulary, unique terms, and relevant poetry analysis terms related to the poem; Comprehension Check questions on the poem itself; Standards Focus Activity on Tone and Diction; an Assessment Preparation Activity: The Power of Punctuation, with the poem at the core of the activity, an activity leading students through a creative writing project In the Style of Walt Whitman, and 15-question quiz on the poem and applicable poetic terms. 21 pages; answer key included.  From Practical Poetry: A Guide to Teaching the Common Core Text Exemplars for Poetry in Grades 6-8.

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