Lesson 4: Blank Verse
Duration of Days: 5
Lesson Objective
Students will understand the characteristics of blank verse, analyze its use in various poetic and dramatic works, and create original compositions using blank verse.
How does the use of blank verse, with its blend of natural speech rhythms and poetic structure, contribute to the development of character, narrative, and emotional impact in both dramatic and non-dramatic works?
RL.11-12.9
W.11-12.5
SL.11-12.4
L.11-12.5
DOK 1-4
Provide varying levels of complexity in the blank verse examples analyzed.
Offer graphic organizers or sentence starters for writing.
Allow students to choose their subject and format (poem or scene).
Provide options for alternative presentation formats (e.g., audio recording, dramatic reading).
Provide varying levels of scaffolding for the writing process.
- Class participation and discussions.
- Written analysis of blank verse examples.
- Original blank verse composition and presentation.