Christmas Poetry Unit - Lesson 6 - Bringing it all together PowerPoint

In the sixth lesson of the Christmas Poetry Unit, students are tasked with integrating their acquired knowledge from the unit to complete a comprehensive exercise. The lesson's objective is to read a provided poem and respond to an essay question with a detailed analysis, drawing upon textual evidence. Students are allotted thirty minutes to delve into the poem 'Winter-Time' by Robert Louis Stevenson, penned in 1885, and to explore how the poet conveys the essence of the winter season to the reader. This final task serves as a culmination of the skills and concepts covered throughout the unit.

The poem 'Winter-Time' offers vivid imagery and a sensory portrayal of the winter landscape. Students are encouraged to use the P.E.E. (Point, Evidence, Explanation) formula and the A TIP mnemonic to structure their response effectively. They are to identify and interpret literary devices such as similes, metaphors, and alliteration within the poem, providing quotes to support their analysis. The exercise not only evaluates their understanding of the poem's content but also their ability to articulate the effects of Stevenson's language choices and how they contribute to the overall depiction of winter in the poem.