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Analyze ways in which poetry reflects themes and issues of its time period.
Standard #: ELA.11.R.1.4
Standard Information
Standard Clarifications
Clarification 1: Poetry for this benchmark should be selected from one of the following literary periods. 
  • Classical Period (1200 BCE–455 CE) 
  • Medieval Period (455 CE–1485 CE)  
  • Renaissance Period (130–1600) 
  • Restoration and 18th Century (1660–1790) British Literature  
  • Colonial and Early National Period (1600–1830) American Literature 
  • Romantic Period (1790–1870)  
  • Realism and Naturalism Period (1870–1930) 
  • Modernist Period (1910–1945)  
  • Contemporary Period (1945–present) 
Clarification 2: For more information, see Literary Periods. 
General Information
Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)
Grade: 11
Strand: Reading
Standard: Reading Prose and Poetry
Date Adopted or Revised: 08/20
Status: State Board Approved
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Related Access Points
  • ELA.11.R.1.AP.4 # Explain the connection between works of major poets and their historical context.
Related Resources
Lesson Plans
  • Let Me Introduce You: Character Introductions in The Canterbury Tales # In this lesson series, students will analyze how Geoffrey Chaucer introduces some of his characters in the prologue to The Canterbury Tales. Students will analyze Chaucer's introduction and portrayal of the characters. They will examine the text for directly stated characteristics, and draw inferences supported by appropriate evidence from the text. The lesson includes a graphic organizer and sample answer key. A number of writing prompts have been included throughout the lesson, and a writing rubric has been provided as well.
  • Exploring Voice in Poetry # Students will explore poetic expression, both written and spoken, and evaluate its significance as a medium for social commentary. Students will also examine literary devices including metaphor, simile, symbolism, and point of view.
Original Student Tutorials
  • A Song from the Past # Travel back in time by reading a poem that reflects its time period and the poet's attitude about women's rights in this interactive tutorial.
  • Poems in Context: How Poetry Reflects the Issues of Its Time Period (Part Two) # Learn how poems reflect the issues of their time period in this two-part tutorial series. In Part One, you learned about the four different types of contexts in writing. You then read the poems of several prominent Black American authors, and you analyzed how each poem reflects the context of its time period. In Part Two, you'll read and analyze two poems from a later era: "To America" by James Weldon Johnson and "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay.  Make sure to complete both parts of this series! Click HERE to launch Part One.
  • Poems in Context: How Poetry Reflects the Issues of Its Time Period (Part One) # Learn how poems reflect the issues of their time period in this two-part tutorial series. You'll first learn about the four different types of contexts in writing. You'll then read the poems of several prominent Black American authors, and you'll analyze how each poem reflects the context of its time period. In Part One, you'll read two poems: "The Slave's Complaint" by George Moses Horton and "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. You'll read two more poems in Part Two. Make sure to complete both parts of this series! Click HERE to launch Part Two.
Original Student Tutorials for Language Arts - Grades 6-12
  • A Song from the Past # Travel back in time by reading a poem that reflects its time period and the poet's attitude about women's rights in this interactive tutorial.
  • Poems in Context: How Poetry Reflects the Issues of Its Time Period (Part One) # Learn how poems reflect the issues of their time period in this two-part tutorial series. You'll first learn about the four different types of contexts in writing. You'll then read the poems of several prominent Black American authors, and you'll analyze how each poem reflects the context of its time period. In Part One, you'll read two poems: "The Slave's Complaint" by George Moses Horton and "Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. You'll read two more poems in Part Two. Make sure to complete both parts of this series! Click HERE to launch Part Two.
  • Poems in Context: How Poetry Reflects the Issues of Its Time Period (Part Two) # Learn how poems reflect the issues of their time period in this two-part tutorial series. In Part One, you learned about the four different types of contexts in writing. You then read the poems of several prominent Black American authors, and you analyzed how each poem reflects the context of its time period. In Part Two, you'll read and analyze two poems from a later era: "To America" by James Weldon Johnson and "If We Must Die" by Claude McKay.  Make sure to complete both parts of this series! Click HERE to launch Part One.
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