Imagist Poems
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Imagist Poems
Students will survey the pieces in this collection and make connections between the pieces and the attached poems.
With a small group, they will read and explain their assigned poem. Then, they will select a work of art that they think BEST represents the poem from the five suggestions. In their presentation, they will explain the poem to the class, and they will explain their choice of artwork, specifically explaining what criteria they used to make their selection. Students complete the activity by selecting the best poetry/art pairing and explaining their reasoning with evidence from both pieces.