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Lesson 1 (from Part I (Pages 1 - 44))
Objective
The objective of this Daily Lesson is for students to analyze Gorman's descriptions of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic through her poems in Part I. In this section, Gorman explores the confusion, disorientation, and difficulties people had in interpreting the advice, meaning and implications of the imposed isolation and fear the global pandemic wrought.
Lesson
Class Discussion: What aspects of living through the COVID-19 pandemic does Gorman focus most significantly and strongly on through her poems in Part I? For Gorman, what were the most challenging aspects of the pandemic? Does Gorman explore any positive aspects of the pandemic, and if so, what and how?
Small Group Activity: Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to answer the following in a group writing exercise: How does Gorman demonstrate that living through COVID-19 changed us? According to Gorman, how did the shut-downs...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.3, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 11-12.9
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