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Lesson 1 (from "Cloud, Castle, Lake")
Objective
Students will explore background information on Vladimir Nabokov.
Few students are likely to have read Nabokov, and many will not even recognize his name. This lesson is intended to give biographical information on Nabokov that is important to understanding "Cloud, Castle, Lake." It also introduces students to Nabokov's love of Tiutchev's poetry and acquaints them with the relationship between several of Tiutchev's poems and the Nabokov story.
Lesson
Reading Activity: Distribute copies of the Poetry Foundation's biographical article "Vladimir Nabokov" (available online). Ask students to read and take notes on the details of Nabokov's biography and characteristics of his writing.
Listening Activity: Play for students Spokenverse's video "Silentium" by Fyodor Tyutchev trans. by Vladimir Nabokov (read by Tom O'Bedlam)" and Poetry Reading Live's "Ralph Fiennes reads Nabokov’s ‘University Poem’" (both available online). Ask students to take notes on the tone, imagery, details, and theme of...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.1, 9-10.2, 9-10.6, 9-10.10, 11-12.1, 11-12.2, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.9, 9-10.10, 11-12.9, 11-12.10
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