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This lesson plan outlines a 50-60 minute lesson for grades 10-12 that uses the poem "The Blue Bouquet" by Octavio Paz. The objectives are for students to use visualization and analysis of figurative language to understand the theme of the poem. Activities include writing about love, sketching images from the poem, identifying imagery, discussing the author's purpose and theme, and determining if the work is more like a poem or short story. Assessment is through group sharing of the theme and a written response analyzing the genre. Extensions suggest practicing similar analysis on other Paz poems.

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Paz

This lesson plan outlines a 50-60 minute lesson for grades 10-12 that uses the poem "The Blue Bouquet" by Octavio Paz. The objectives are for students to use visualization and analysis of figurative language to understand the theme of the poem. Activities include writing about love, sketching images from the poem, identifying imagery, discussing the author's purpose and theme, and determining if the work is more like a poem or short story. Assessment is through group sharing of the theme and a written response analyzing the genre. Extensions suggest practicing similar analysis on other Paz poems.

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Lesson Plan

Book Citation Octavio Paz: Selected Poems. Ed. Eliot Weinberger. New Directions, New York: 1984.

Grade Band 10-12 Approximate length of time 50-60 minutes to teach the lesson Overview of Using visualization and knowledge of figurative language, students analyze a lesson poem by Octavio Paz. Type of Reading Learning Objectives Independent

Students will: Use visualization strategies to understand the text Analyze how concrete images and figurative language contribute to the theme of a poem Use details from the text to support their opinion Explore the question: What is poetry?

Washington State Standards Addressed

Reading The student understands the meaning of what is read. Demonstrate evidence of reading comprehension. Expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas in literacy and informational text. Think critically and analyze authors use of language, style purpose, and perspective in informational and literary text.

The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes. Read for literary/narrative experience in a variety of genres. Communication Dione A. Garcia

The student uses listening and observation skills and strategies to gain understanding. Uses listening and observation skills and strategies to focus attention and interpret information. The Blue Bouquet sticky-notes or small paper cuttings

Materials required Instructional plan

Preparation: Practice reading The Blue Bouquet aloud. Display prompts. Instructions and activities Before Reading: Students write to the prompt: How far will a human being go for love?. The instructor may want to give some examples from popular culture or history to spark ideas. After writing, students share all or a part of their writing with a partner Then, ask the partners to share one example with the class to recognize the ideas After sharing, tell students you will be reading them a piece, or work, by Octavio Paz. Instruct them to listen to the piece as you read it, and sketch the images from the text that they can see or image. Allow a few minutes for students to finish the sketches. Allow students to share their sketches with a partner. Ask students what surprised them. Discuss and address the surprises. During Reading: Instruct students to read the text silently, to themselves. As they read, instruct students to mark at least five examples of powerful imagery with a sticky-note. After Reading: Ask students for their gut reaction to the text now? Any new surprises? What is the authors purpose for writing this? Discuss the text. Display the prompt: What is the theme of The Blue Bouquet? Support your opinion with examples from the text. Ask students to form an opinion and make a list of bulleted points.

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After students write, share the responses in small groups. Ask one member of each group to report to the class. Then, display the prompt: Is The Blue Bouquet by Octavio Paz more like a poem or more like a short story? Explain your answer using examples from the text. Assessment Oral: Students share understanding of theme with small group then choose one to share with the class. To challenge the class, allow a theme to be articulated only once. Written: Students respond to the prompt: Is The Blue Bouquet by Octavio Paz more like a poem or more like a short story? Explain your answer using examples from the text. Extensions Students practice visualization and analytical skills on another poem by Octavio Paz. Some suggestions for this activity are: The Poets Works III, IV, VII, XI, XII, Plain, Hurry, and Nightfall. Suggested prompts are: 1) Indentify the concrete images in the poem. 2) Draw the images in the poem. 3) Explain the theme of the poem; what is the main idea? 4) Analyze how each image contributes to the poem. Explain how the images in the poem helped you construct the theme. The Blue Bouquet is an excellent opportunity to introduce or enhance a unit on surrealism.

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