1. Topic-
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2. Content-
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Victorian middle class- the poor or lower class of the Victorian
era
Victorian era- the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837
until her death on 22 January 1901.
*Biography of Lord Alfred Tennyson
*True or False worksheet on the life of Tennyson
*Poem .,/.,./,./
* Quiz over the poem and biography
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Students will be able to recollect information about Tennyson's
life and work.
2. Students will be capable of interpreting the poem ,/.,
3. Students will be able to recall events from Tennyson's life and
the beauty of his work. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will recall information from Tennyson's biography to
complete a true or false work sheet
2. Students will discuss the different hidden meanings of the poem
,.,/,./,/.,/.
3. Students will select the right answer to complete a quiz over the
poem .,/,/., and Tennyson's biography. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Pencil or pen, T/F worksheet, British literature book, Quiz, and
a thirst for knowledge |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Born in 1809 and died in 1892
2. Spokesperson for the Victorian Middle Class
3. His poetry mainly reflects many of the Victorian concerns and fear
that new scientific theories and materialistic values were threatening
accepted morality
4. 4th son of 12 children
5. His father was an alcoholic and took his frustrations on his wife
and children
6. BY 18 he was a published poet
7. Attended Cambridge University, 1st year term he won a poetry contest
8. Met Arthur Henry Hallam and joined the apostles which was a group
of gifted undergraduates
9. Left Cambridge in 1831 with out a degree because of his lack of
funds
10. He Endured many difficulties such as financial troubles, scatting
reviews, and an engagement complicated by his future wife's father
11. Hallam later became engaged to Tennyson's sister but died before
it was consummated
12. Many of his greatest poems were inspired by his late friend
13. His poem In Memoriam was published in 1850 and 2 weeks later he
married Emily Sellwood
14. Queen Victoria recognized his poetic achievements by inviting
him to succeed William Wordsworth as a poet laureate
15. Decades after, he claimed title Baron and later the name lord
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Closure-
| Turn in assignments when completed |
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