Wordsworth's "To a Butterfly" Nature as Teacher, English Assignment Homework Help

Student Guide Lesson 7: Discuss: Nature as Teacher In this lesson, you will read William Wordsworth\ V E U L H I S R H P \ To a Butterfly.\ < R X Z L O O F R Q V L G H U S R H W L F H O H P H Q W V L n the poem and determine its theme\ W K H L G H D D E R X W Q D W X U H W K D W L W F R P P X Q L F D W H V .

Then you will discuss whether people today can benefit from taking time to observe small and often unnoticed aspects of the natural world.

Lesson Objectives • Connect information and events in text to personal experience and to related text and sources. • Explain how literary works and authors relate to the major themes and issues of their eras. • Recognize distinctive elements of Romantic poetry. PREPARE Approximate lesson time is 60 minutes.

Materials For the Student Grading Rubric for the Threaded Discussion Board Activity Explorations: An Anthology of British and World Literature Keywords and Pronunciation apostrophe : the act of addressing something that cannot respond; for example, the speaker in "Ode to the West Wind" addresses the wind, which cannot reply personification : giving human qualities to a thing or abstraction; for example, "The kettle sang on the hearth," or "After the victory, freedom held its head high in the nation." LEARN Activity 1: Nature as Teacher (Onlineyf Instructions Read "To a Butterfly" on page 62 of your Explorations anthology. Use the space below to note some ideas and examples from the poem. This information will help you participate in the discussion. What words and phrases does the speaker use to describe the butterfly? \ How does the butterfly make the speaker feel? Write down some words and phrases that he uses that show how he feels. \ ENG402B: British and World Literature (ELI-PUBLISHABLEyf _ 8 Q L W 7 K H 1 D W X U D O : R U O G _ / H V V R Q 7 © 2014 K12 Inc. All rights reserved.Copying or distributing without K12's written permission is prohibited. Page 1 of 1