Lesson Plan: Berryman and His Contemporaries | Rediscovering John Berryman

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English-Language Arts History-Social Science

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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary

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Classroom Teacher / Educator

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Lesson Plan: Berryman and His Contemporaries | Rediscovering John Berryman

In this lesson, students will explore the literary context of Berryman’s poetry. As a member of the middle generation of American poets, he is associated with a style of poetry often termed “confessional” and known for its revealing personal and psychological details from a first-person perspective.

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PBS Learning Media