Aristotle's Poetics Lesson Plan

Read VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.1
   Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze how an author uses and refines the meaning of a key term or terms over the course of a text (e.g., how Madison defines faction in Federalist No. 10).

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3
   Write narratives to develop real or imagined...