Lesson 19: Close Read: Love is Not All
Duration of Days: 2
Lesson Objective
After engaging in a close reading and discussion of “Love Is Not All,” students will be able to write a short response comparing Edna St. Vincent Millay’s tightly structured sonnet with Ngo Tu Lap’s free verse poem and analyzing how the authors’ varying use of poetic elements and structure affects their message about uncertainty.
How does Edna St. Vincent Millay and Ngo Tu Lap uses rhyme and other poetic conventions to communicate his or her message?
RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.10, W.9-10.1.A, W.9-10.4, W.9-10.5, W.9-10.6, W.9-10.9.A, W.9-10.10, SL.9-10.1.A, SL.9-10.1.B, SL.9-10.1.C, SL.9-10.1.D, SL.9-10.6, L.9-10.4.A, L.9-10.5.B, L.9-10.6
DOK 1-4
visual glossary
speaking frames
annotation guide
SSYNC embedded scaffolds
SSYNC extension activities
WRITE response and/or QUIZ